openness (noun)

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• openness — open ► ADJECTIVE 1) allowing access, passage, or view; not closed, fastened, or restricted. 2) exposed to view or attack; not covered or protected. 3) (open to) vulnerable or subject to. 4) spread out, expanded, or unfolded. 5) officially… …   English terms dictionary

• openness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ greater, more ▪ There is a need for greater openness in government. ▪ complete ▪ new ▪ He talked with a new openness about hi …   Collocations dictionary

• openness — noun (U) 1 the quality of being honest and not keeping things secret: dealing based on honesty and openness 2 the quality of being willing to accept new ideas or people: his openness to new experience 3 the quality of being open and not enclosed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• openness — noun 1. without obstructions to passage or view the openness of the prairies • Derivationally related forms: ↑open • Hypernyms: ↑spacing, ↑spatial arrangement • Hyponyms: ↑patency …   Useful english dictionary

• openness — noun see open I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• openness — noun a) Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or ones own. b) The degree to which a person, group …   Wiktionary

• openness — o|pen|ness [ oupənnəss ] noun uncount * 1. ) an honest way of talking or behaving in which you do not try to hide anything: The judge praised him for his honesty and openness. 2. ) a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes: openness to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• openness */ — UK [ˈəʊpənnəs] / US [ˈoʊpənnəss] noun [uncountable] 1) an honest way of talking or behaving in which you do not try to hide anything The judge praised him for his honesty and openness. 2) a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes… …   English dictionary

• openness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious: exposure, liability, susceptibility, susceptibleness, vulnerability, vulnerableness. See PROTECTION. 2. Ready acceptance of often new… …   English dictionary for students

• openness — [ˈəʊpənnəs] noun [U] 1) an honest way of talking or behaving 2) a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• open — I. adjective (opener; openest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German offan open, Old English ūp up Date: before 12th century 1. having no enclosing or confining barrier ; accessible on all or nearly all sides …   New Collegiate Dictionary