openness

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈoʊpənnəs/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The quality or state of being open; the condition of being accessible, unobstructed, or not closed.; The quality of being frank, honest, and transparent in communication or behavior; candor.; Receptivity to new ideas, experiences, or perspectives; willingness to consider different viewpoints.; The degree to which a system, organization, or process is transparent and accessible to public scrutiny.; The quality of being unobstructed or free from barriers, as in a physical space or passage.; In economics, the degree to which a country's economy is integrated with the global market through trade and capital flows.; In psychology, one of the Big Five personality traits, characterized by imagination, curiosity, and preference for variety.; The state of being unresolved or not yet decided; lack of finality.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

openness toopenness abouta sense of opennessopenness and honestywith opennessopenness to change

Derivatives

openopenlyopeneropeningreopenopen-minded

Synonyms

candortransparencyfranknesshonestyreceptivenessforthrightness

Antonyms

secrecyreticenceclosednessreserve

Commonly confused

opening
EN: 'Opening' refers to a gap, hole, or the beginning of something; 'openness' refers to the quality of being open, candid, or receptive.
candor
EN: 'Candor' emphasizes frankness in speech specifically; 'openness' is broader, covering receptiveness, transparency, and lack of secrecy.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'n' in 'openness' — it comes from 'open' + '-ness', so both n's are retained.

💬 Examples

  1. The openness of the landscape made it easy to see for miles in every direction.

  2. She appreciated his openness about the difficulties the company was facing.

  3. The professor's openness to unconventional theories made her classes especially stimulating.

  4. The government promised greater openness in its decision-making processes.

  5. The openness of the ocean horizon gave the sailors a sense of infinite freedom.

  6. Trade openness is often measured as the ratio of total trade to GDP.

  7. People who score high in openness tend to enjoy art, adventure, and unusual ideas.

  8. The openness of the question left room for further debate among scholars.