Meaning of OPENNESS

Pronunciation:			'owpunnus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  willingness or readiness to receive esp impressions or ideas; "their receptivity to the proposal" [n]  characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility esp about one's actions or purposes; not secretive [n]  without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"
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	Synonyms:		receptiveness, receptivity
	Antonyms:		closeness, secretiveness
	See Also:		patency, sociability, sociableness, spacing, spatial arrangement, willingness
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\O"pen*ness\, n. The quality or state of being open.
Thesaurus Terms
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