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openness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'openness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Openness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being open.

Meaning of 'openness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . openness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
Example in sentence:
  • he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform;
  • their receptivity to the proposal;
  • this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur
Meaning (2):
- without obstructions to passage or view
Example in sentence:
  • the openness of the prairies