Meaning of openness in English

openness

noun [ U ]

/ˈoʊ.pən.nəs/ uk

/ˈəʊ.pən.nəs/

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honesty:

If these discussions are to succeed, we'll need openness from/on both sides.

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(Definition of openness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of openness

openness

The country's saving principle, then, is openness to change.

From Heritage.org

Despite the pontiff's call for openness, certain issues -- such as priestly celibacy -- remained off-limits.

From NPR

It's fascinating, this openness of wise, scholarly sorts to tampering with a classic.

From NPR

There's one policy they usually shun but might want to try: more openness.

From Washington Times

Positive signals are those which suggest openness, acceptance and comfort.

From The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

People who think of themselves as lucky approach situations with greater optimism and openness.

From Huffington Post

There is also an openness to the private sector to participate in the energy generation sector.

From Bloomberg

In a broader sense, we gain the openness of the world and give play to creativity.

From Huffington Post

In fact, these days we don't have to wait for the answer since there is a growing openness about plastic surgery among women.

From Huffington Post

An openness and vulnerability because, as much as we love stories of triumph, we love stories of failures a tiny bit more.

From The Seattle Times

Because of the openness of personal information about so many populations, most people can find their place in almost every kind of relationship description.

From Huffington Post

And the new openness shown in this instance may expand.

From The New Yorker

Niu doesn't think that the current culture of oversharing and openness will ever usher in a time when companies don't need to gather feedback.

From Fast Company

Winning the digital security arms race can only be accomplished with openness and collaboration.

From TechCrunch

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Collocations with openness

openness

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degree of openness

Language varieties and language shift are discussed with a greater degree of openness.

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increased openness

The most frequently mentioned bene t was the increased openness and trust in their relationship with the patient that came from sharing information.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

lack of openness

The lack of openness in communication between participants and health professionals during consultation was also a key finding, especially in relation to potential side-effects.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

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