rawness
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- noun
- /ˈrɔːnəs/
- The cold wind brought a rawness that made everyone shiver as they walked outside.
Examples
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He was a fugitive, he was penniless, he was assailed by periodic shudders in the rawness of the early morning.
Blog text (5) -
The air was entitled to its rawness; the sky was entitled to be grim.
Fiction book (1998) -
I am tense, and despite the rawness of the air, I am drenched with sweat.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the rain, there was a rawness in the air that hinted at the approaching winter.
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We felt the rawness of the early morning fog as we stepped outside to begin our hike.
Synonyms
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1.0
Slight wetness in the air or on surfaces that makes them feel cold
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1.0
A feeling or condition of low temperature
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6.1
A wet, cold feeling that makes a place unpleasant
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1.6
A slight cold feeling in the air or on your body
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5.7
Cold, wet weather that feels unpleasant outside
Antonyms
How Chilly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rawness comes from raw, used to describe weather that feels 'cold and damp' on the skin. So rawness can mean that unpleasant chill and wetness in the air.