openness

[O·pen*ness]

Without obstructions to passage or view

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The quality or state of being open.

Noun
willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government''s receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the pro

Noun
characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one''s actions or purposes); not secretive

Noun
without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"


n.
The quality or state of being open.


Openness

O"pen*ness, n. The quality or state of being open.

The quality or state of being open.

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Usage Examples

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small town. It was a college town. It had record stores and was a liberal place.

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Other Usage Examples

I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.

You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power.

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.

We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep our principals of openness firm we're proud to work with the military, and they respect that in turn.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I'm human and I'm normal - well, semi-normal.

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