What is the meaning of openness?

noun

  • Without obstructions to passage or view.
    • usage: "the openness of the prairies"
  • Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive.
  • Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas. )
    • usage: "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"
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APAWordNet. (2010). openness. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/openness/definitions/1209977
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