a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"
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" Synonym(s):incompleteness, rawness Antonym(s):completeness
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" Synonym(s):tenderness, soreness, 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" Synonym(s):inexperience, rawness Antonym(s):experience
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rawness \Raw"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being raw.