rawness
rawness · rawnesses
The property of being rawThe property of being raw.
US/ɹˈɔnɪs/
» The energy of his lines and the rawness of his strokes place him firmly in the modern art canon.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being raw.
More definitions
- a chilly dampness
- lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
- the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
Examples
1 sentencesThe energy of his lines and the rawness of his strokes place him firmly in the modern art canon.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: rawnessesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience:inexperience
- the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect:incompleteness
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched):tendernesssoreness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedraw
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable