(n) the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect, Syn. rawness, Ant. completeness, Example:the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research; the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
(n) lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience, Syn. rawness, Ant. experience, Example:procedural inexperience created difficulties; their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
(n) a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched), Syn. soreness, rawness, Example: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