RAWNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does rawness mean?
• RAWNESS (noun)
The noun RAWNESS has 4 senses:
1. a chilly dampness
2. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
3. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
4. lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
Familiarity information: RAWNESS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• RAWNESS (noun)
Meaning:
A chilly dampness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the rawness of the midnight air
Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):
damp; dampness; moistness (a slight wetness)
Meaning:
The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
incompleteness; rawness
Context examples:
the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research / the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):
integrity; unity; wholeness (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rawness"):
partialness (the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete)
sketchiness (incompleteness of details)
Meaning:
A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
soreness; tenderness; rawness
Context 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
Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rawness"):
chafing (soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction)
rebound tenderness (pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation)
chafe (soreness and warmth caused by friction)
Meaning:
Lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
inexperience; rawness
Context examples:
procedural inexperience created difficulties / their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):
ignorance (the lack of knowledge or education)
