| rawness | (n) a chilly dampness, Example: the rawness of the midnight air |
| incompleteness | (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 |
| inexperience | (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 |
| tenderness | (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 |