noun
Meaning 1
The property of being raw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rawness
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noun
Meaning 2
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- procedural inexperience created difficulties
- their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inexperience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ignorance
noun
Meaning 3
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
- after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenderness, soreness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pain, hurting
Narrower terms: chafing, rebound tenderness, chafe
noun
Meaning 4
the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
- the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incompleteness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: integrity, unity, wholeness
Narrower terms: partialness, sketchiness
noun
Meaning 5
a chilly dampness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the rawness of the midnight air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damp, dampness, moistness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English raw Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rawness From raw + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: cruesa — property of being raw
- Ancient Greek: ὠμότης (ōmótēs) — property of being raw
- Portuguese: crueza — property of being raw
- Tocharian B: mamauñe — property of being raw