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Openness

noun
Word Frequency: 4.2

Definitions

1.nounAccommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
2.nounThe degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
3.nounLack of secrecy; candour, transparency.
4.nounDegree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.
5.noun(systems theory) The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.

Synonyms

approachabilityopen-mindednessreceptivityreceptivenessopen-mindedhonestysinceritytruthfulnessfranknessfranklyfrankforthrightness

Rhymes With

open us
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