raw
informal terms for nakedness
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
• Syn:
altogether, birthday suit
• Hypernyms:
nakedness, nudity, nudeness
1. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes (Freq. 7)
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
• Syn:
natural, rude
• Similar to:
unprocessed
2. having the surface exposed and painful (Freq. 2)
- a raw wound
• Similar to:
injured
• Derivationally related forms:
rawness
3. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating (Freq. 1)
• Ant:
cooked
• Similar to:
half-baked, underdone, rare, uncooked, untoasted
4. not processed or refined (Freq. 1)
- raw sewage
• Similar to:
untreated
5. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment;
bare and pure (Freq. 1)
- naked ambition
- raw fury
- you may kill someone someday with your raw power
• Syn:
naked
• Similar to:
overt, open
• Derivationally related forms:
nakedness (for: naked)
6. brutally unfair or harsh (Freq. 1)
- received raw treatment from his friends
- a raw deal
• Similar to:
unfair, unjust
7. not processed or subjected to analysis (Freq. 1)
- raw data
- the raw cost of production
- only the crude vital statistics
• Syn:
crude
• Similar to:
unanalyzed
• Derivationally related forms:
rawness, crudity (for: crude)
8. untempered and unrefined
- raw talent
- raw beauty
• Similar to:
unpolished
9. hurting
- the tender spot on his jaw
• Syn:
sensitive, sore, tender
• Similar to:
painful
• Derivationally related forms:
tenderness (for: tender), rawness, soreness (for: sore), sensitivity (for: sensitive)
10. unpleasantly cold and damp
- bleak winds of the North Atlantic
• Syn:
bleak, cutting
• Similar to:
cold
• Derivationally related forms:
rawness, bleakness (for: bleak)
11. used of wood and furniture
- raw wood
• Syn:
unsanded
• Similar to:
unfinished
12. lacking training or experience
- the new men were eager to fight
- raw recruits
• Syn:
new
• Similar to:
inexperienced, inexperient
• Derivationally related forms:
rawness
13. (used informally) completely unclothed
• Syn:
bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw,
peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked
• Similar to:
unclothed
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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