openness

/ˈoʊpɪnnɪs/

/ˈʌʊpənnəs/

Other forms: opennesses

Definitions of openness

1. noun

   without obstructions to passage or view
   “the openness of the prairies”

   types:

   patency

   the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct

   type of:

   spacing, spatial arrangement

   the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
2. noun

   willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
   synonyms: receptiveness, receptivity

   type of:

   willingness

   cheerful compliance
3. noun

   characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
   synonyms: nakedness

   antonyms:

   closeness

   characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)

   type of:

   sociability, sociableness

   the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows