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KK Pronunciation

〔 `rɒnIs 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋrɒ:nis 〕


Overview of noun rawness

The noun rawness has 4 senses


  • rawness -- (a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air")

  • incompleteness, rawness -- (the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable")

  • tenderness, soreness, rawness -- (a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "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")

  • inexperience, rawness -- (lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops")