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Openness : (noun)
1: without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of
the prairies"
2: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility
(especially about one's actions or purposes); not
secretive [ant: closeness]
3: 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 proposal" [syn: receptiveness,
receptivity]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Openness : \O"pen*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being open.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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