rawness

noun

Definition of rawnessnext
1
as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness lit a fire in the hearth to combat the rawness of that blustery March morning

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2
as in roughness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste to many listeners the music's rawness adds to its authenticitiy

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  1. chill
  2. rudeness
  3. vulgarity
Noun
  • Drinking a hot drink with steam may also reduce sneezing, chills, and fatigue.
    Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
  • It's been a frigid start to winter this year across the Great Lakes region, with below-zero wind chills and multiple lake-effect snowstorms.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of chill
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  • For more info: Colonial Williamsburg Take a virtual tour COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of rudeness
Noun
  • Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality?
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
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