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1. A chilly dampness
   "the rawness of the midnight air"
    
2. The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
   "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable";
   - incompleteness
    
3. A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
   "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on";
   - tenderness, soreness
    
4. Lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
   "their poor behaviour was due to the rawness of the troops";
   - inexperience

Type of: damp, dampness, hurting, ignorance, integrity, moistness, pain, unity, wholeness

Antonym: completeness, experience