Synonyms: inexperience, rawness
Definition: lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
Usage: procedural inexperience created difficulties; their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
Similar words: ignorance
Definition: the lack of knowledge or education
Synonyms: rawness, tenderness, soreness
Definition: a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
Usage: 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
Definition: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Usage: the patient developed severe pain and distension
Synonyms: incompleteness, rawness
Definition: the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
Usage: the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research; the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
Similar words: integrity, wholeness, unity
Definition: an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
Usage: the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development; he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia
Synonyms: rawness
Definition: a chilly dampness
Usage: the rawness of the midnight air