rawness
raw nis
- n a chilly dampness
the rawness of the midnight air - n the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable - n a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on - n lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
- We put Fergie in because of her amazing voice, her edge and her rawness.
- Some of Wong's rawness was tempered in Unmarked Treasure (2004) and Like a Seed with Its Singular Purpose (2006) two volumes praised for their probing, reflective study of love .
- She was leafing through one when something caught her eye about the notes people had written there, something about their rawness and their honesty.