rawness
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5.6
- noun
- /rɔːnəs/
:
inexperiencia
- The artist's rawness in her earlier works reflects her lack of experience and development.
Examples
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There's a rawness to her that will take years to correct.
Fiction book (1992) -
I relived some of the rawness of feeling that came with the initial news of my friend's death.
Blog text (13) -
People here seem to be ignoring the fact that Lichaj's biggest flaw is his inexperience and rawness.
Blog text (31) -
It struck me as odd, though, that I would be feeling so distressed at times, to the point that I was blaming hormones because of the level of emotional rawness.
Blog text (7) -
Her rawness in handling complex situations showed that she still had much to learn.
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Despite his talent, his rawness meant he had to work hard to refine his skills.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not having enough skill or knowledge when doing something new
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rawness comes from raw, a word once used for food that is 'not cooked' and then for people who are 'not ready'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a 'raw' new worker, so rawness means lack of experience.