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openness

open·ness

US/ˈoʊpʌnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

without obstructions to passage or view

  • “the openness of the prairies”
2.

characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

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3.

willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)

  • “he was testing the government”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English *opennesse, from Old English openness (“openness, publicity”), equivalent to open + -ness. Cognate with Old High German offannussi (“disclosure, revelation, openness”).

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