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RAWNESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experienceplay

Example:

their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops

Synonyms:

inexperience; rawness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):

ignorance (the lack of knowledge or education)

Derivation:

raw (lacking training or experience)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)play

Example:

after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on

Synonyms:

rawness; soreness; tenderness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

Derivation:

raw (having the surface exposed and painful)

raw (hurting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfectplay

Example:

the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable

Synonyms:

incompleteness; rawness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

Derivation:

raw (not processed or subjected to analysis)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A chilly dampnessplay

Example:

the rawness of the midnight air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rawness" is a kind of...):

damp; dampness; moistness (a slight wetness)

Derivation:

raw (unpleasantly cold and damp)

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