noun
openness
noun
1
A willingness to consider new ideas, people, or experiences.
"The company values openness to feedback from every employee."
2
Honesty and lack of secrecy; transparency.
"Their openness about the failed project earned them respect."
How to Use Openness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe quality of being open — either honest and transparent, or receptive to new things.
Common pairings
openness to change
radical openness
a culture of openness
Word Forms
opennesses plural
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Etymology
From Old English openness, built from open plus the noun suffix "-ness" (as in "kindness" or "happiness").