openness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun without obstructions to passage or view
  2. noun characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
  3. noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)

Etymology

From Middle English *opennesse, from Old English openness (“openness, publicity”), equivalent to open + -ness. Cognate with Old High German offannussi (“disclosure, revelation, openness”).

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