rawness

ˈrɔːnɪs

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Definition of rawness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

foodthe quality of being uncooked or unprocessed

The rawness of the vegetables added crunch to the salad.

weather

chilly and damp atmosphere

The rawness of the morning made everyone shiver.

chilliness

coldness

dampness

inexperiencelack of experience or maturity

His rawness in the job showed during the meeting.

immaturity

inexperience

naivety

incompletion

Rare

the state of being unfinished or unrefined

Rare

The rawness of the draft was evident to the editor.

incompleteness

pain

Rare

painful sensation on the skin

Rare

She felt the rawness of the sunburn on her shoulders.

irritation

soreness

tenderness

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the quality of being uncooked or unprocessed

Origin of rawness

Old English, hreaw (uncooked) + -ness (state)

Terms with rawness included in their meaning

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crudity

rawness

quality of being raw or underdeveloped

primitivist

adj.

culture

characterized by simplicity and rawness

Examples of rawness in a sentence

Rawness in the ingredients made the dish healthier.
The rawness of the wind cut through their coats.
Winter's rawness lingered into March this year.
Her rawness was apparent in her first performance.
The team's rawness showed in their early games.
The rawness of the sculpture added to its charm.

Critics appreciated the rawness of the artist's early work.
The rawness of the scrape made it hard to move.
He winced at the rawness of the blister on his heel.

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French:crudité, froideur, ...
German:Rohheit, Feuchtigkeit, ...
Italian:crudo, freddo umido, ...
Spanish:crudeza, inexperiencia, ...
Portuguese:crueza, frio húmido, ...
Chinese:生鲜, 阴冷感, ...
Japanese:生の状態, 冷気, ...
Arabic:نَياء, بُرودَة ورُطوبَة, ...
Hebrew:גּוֹלְמִיּוּת, קְרִירוּת, ...
Russian:сырость, неопытность, ...
Ukrainian:сирість, вогкість, ...
Hindi:कच्चापन, ठंडक, ...
Bengali:কাঁচাভাব, ঠান্ডা, ...
Catalan:cruesa, fredor, ...
Czech:syrovost, sychravost, ...
Danish:råhed, kulde, ...
Dutch:rauwheid, kilte, ...
Greek:ωμότητα, ψυχρότητα, ...
Hungarian:nyersesség, nyirkosság, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆៅ, ភាពត្រជាក់សើមក្នុងបរិយាកាស, ...
Korean:신선함, 쌀쌀함, ...
Persian:خامی, سردی, ...
Polish:surowość, niedoświadczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):crueza, friagem, ...
Romanian:prospețime, răceală, ...
Swedish:råhet, oerfarenhet, ...
Thai:ความดิบ, ความเย็นชื้น, ...
Turkish:çiğlik, soğukluk, ...
Vietnamese:độ sống, sự lạnh lẽo, ...

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