rawness
noun /ˈrɔːnəs/
/ˈrɔːnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of being powerful and natural and not trained or showing control
- She brings great emotional rawness to a number of old-time gospel hymns.
- the fact of being red and painful because the skin has been damaged
- Rub the cream under the nose to soothe rawness.
- the fact of being honest, direct and sometimes shocking
- I liked the rawness of punk music and its political edge.