Definition of openness Openness

/owˈpʌnNʌs/ - [owpunNus] -

We found 9 definitions of openness from 4 different sources.

What does openness mean?

Noun Plural: opennesses
openness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
		nakedness
		sociability, sociableness the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
openness - without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"
		spatial arrangement, spacing the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
openness - willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"
		receptiveness, receptivity
		willingness cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

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openness (Noun)
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.
openness (Noun)
The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
openness (Noun)
Degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify computer code 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 that code.
openness (Noun)
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.

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openness in sign language