openness meaning and definition

OPENNESS noun

Definition of 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); without concealment; not secretive
   • synonyms: nakedness
   • antonym: 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 in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"
   • synonyms: receptiveness, receptivity