openness
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors,…Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
» Lack of openness is a problem.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
открытостьotkrytostʹ
відвертістьvidvertistʹ
(uncountable, usually)The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
(uncountable, usually)Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.
(uncountable, usually)The degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.
(uncountable, usually)The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.
- characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
- without obstructions to passage or view
- willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
Examples
12 sentencesLack of openness is a problem.
The lack of openness is problematic.
Our relationship thrives on openness and trust.
My goal is to maintain trust and openness between us.
Open source is a philosophy that encourages openness, sharing, and modification.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *opennesse, from Old English openness (“openness, publicity”), equivalFrom 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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Forms
plural: opennesses| Singular | openness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive:nakedness
- willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas):receptivenessreceptivity
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable