rawness

Plural: rawnesses

Noun

• The state of being raw, uncooked, or unrefined.
• a chilly dampness
  • "the rawness of the midnight air"
• the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
  • "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"
• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  • "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
• lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
  • "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"
• The property of being raw.

Examples

• The RAWNESS of his opponent’s challenge showed their inexperience.

Synonyms

incompleteness, inexperience, soreness, tenderness

Antonyms

completeness, experience