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rawness

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rawness in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
    "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"
    incompleteness  rawness 
  2. lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
    "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"
    inexperience  rawness 
  3. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    "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"
    tenderness  soreness  rawness 
  4. a chilly dampness
    "the rawness of the midnight air"
    rawness 
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