Openness

  • 1Openness — is the quality of being open. It sometimes refers to a very general philosophical position from which some individuals and organizations operate, often highlighted by a decision making process recognizing communal management by distributed… …

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  • 2Openness — O pen*ness, n. The quality or state of being open. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3openness — index candor (straightforwardness), honesty, latitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4openness — O.E. opennes; see OPEN (Cf. open) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5openness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ greater, more ▪ There is a need for greater openness in government. ▪ complete ▪ new ▪ He talked with a new openness about hi …

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  • 6openness — o|pen|ness [ˈəupən nıs US ˈou ] n [U] 1.) the quality of being honest and willing to talk about things openness of ▪ the openness of American society openness about ▪ her openness about her problems 2.) the quality of being willing to accept new… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7openness — 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

  • 8openness — 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

  • 9openness */ — 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

  • 10openness — Synonyms and related words: access, accessibility, admissibility, admission, amenableness, apparentness, approachability, artlessness, assimilation, austerity, availability, baldness, bareness, big mouth, bluffness, bluntness, broadness,… …

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