Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rawness

/ɹˈɔnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: raw-ness
IPA: /ɹˈɔnɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being raw.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The day broke gray and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow."
"Now, in spite of all sorts of defects, all sorts of woollinesses and rawnesses, the American novel is superior to either the English or the French; it is indeed superior, I think, to any European novel […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English raw Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rawness From raw + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rawnesses (plural)

Synonyms

inexperience tenderness soreness incompleteness

Questions

How do you pronounce rawness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɔnɪs/.
What does rawness mean?: The property of being raw.
Where does rawness come from?: Etymology tree English raw Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rawness From raw + -ness.

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