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Grammar : Noun

Spell : oh-puh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən

Definition of openness

Origin : Old English opennes; see open (adj.) + -ness.

noun openmindedness
noun exposure

Example sentences :

Perhaps he has something of his father's Irish openness of manner as well.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

But has she had the candour, the openness, to acknowledge that love?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Openness of mind will do much, but there must be the seeing eye behind it.
Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask

This lack of transparency and openness is ever the result of sin.
Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession

But, for pity's sake, let there be perfect clearness and openness, monsieur.
Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre

Not for an instant could that delusion live with Elsa's openness.
Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope

No advantage will be taken on either side; but all shall be openness and love.
Extract from : « The Witch of Salem » by John R. Musick

There is an openness that does not even spare the writer himself.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper » by William Cooper

I shall not be sorry, for they distinguish his openness and conciseness.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli

The first factor to be considered in France is its openness to attack.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) » by Various

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