There is a need for greater openness in government.
He talked with a new openness about his own life.
her openness about her marital problems
He demonstrated an openness to change.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Openness — is the quality of being open. It sometimes refers to a very general philosophical position from which some individuals and organizations operate, often highlighted by a decision making process recognizing communal management by distributed… … Wikipedia
Openness — O pen*ness, n. The quality or state of being open. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
openness — index candor (straightforwardness), honesty, latitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
openness — O.E. opennes; see OPEN (Cf. open) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
openness — o|pen|ness [ˈəupən nıs US ˈou ] n [U] 1.) the quality of being honest and willing to talk about things openness of ▪ the openness of American society openness about ▪ her openness about her problems 2.) the quality of being willing to accept new… … Dictionary of contemporary English
openness — o|pen|ness [ oupənnəss ] noun uncount * 1. ) an honest way of talking or behaving in which you do not try to hide anything: The judge praised him for his honesty and openness. 2. ) a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes: openness to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
openness — noun (U) 1 the quality of being honest and not keeping things secret: dealing based on honesty and openness 2 the quality of being willing to accept new ideas or people: his openness to new experience 3 the quality of being open and not enclosed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
openness */ — UK [ˈəʊpənnəs] / US [ˈoʊpənnəss] noun [uncountable] 1) an honest way of talking or behaving in which you do not try to hide anything The judge praised him for his honesty and openness. 2) a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes… … English dictionary
openness — Synonyms and related words: access, accessibility, admissibility, admission, amenableness, apparentness, approachability, artlessness, assimilation, austerity, availability, baldness, bareness, big mouth, bluffness, bluntness, broadness,… … Moby Thesaurus
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