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rawness

raw
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [raw]
    • /rɔ/
    • /ˈrɔːnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [raw]
    • /rɔ/

Definitions of rawness word

  • adjective rawness uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot. 1
  • adjective rawness not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton. 1
  • adjective rawness unnaturally or painfully exposed, as flesh, by removal of the skin or natural integument. 1
  • adjective rawness painfully open, as a sore or wound. 1
  • adjective rawness crude in quality or character; not tempered or refined by art or taste: raw humor. 1
  • adjective rawness ignorant, inexperienced, or untrained: a raw recruit. 1

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Origin of rawness

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hrēaw, hrǣw; cognate with Dutch rauw, German roh; akin to Latin crūdus raw (see crude), cruor blood, Greek kréas raw flesh

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Parts of speech for Rawness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rawness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rawness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rawness

noun rawness

  • algor — chill
  • boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
  • callousness — made hard; hardened.
  • callowness — immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
  • candidness — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.

Antonyms for rawness

noun rawness

  • mellowness — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.

Top questions with rawness

  • why in that rawness left you wife and child?

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