| NOUN | attribute | openness | without obstructions to passage or view |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | openness, nakedness | characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes) | |
| attribute | openness, receptiveness, receptivity | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |
| Sounds | ow'pahnahs; ow'pahnnahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Without obstructions to passage or view. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the openness of the prairies" | |
| Narrower | patency | The openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct |
| Broader | spacing, spatial arrangement | The property possessed by an array of things that have space between them |
| Spanish | espacio abierto | |
| Adjectives | open | affording free passage / passage or view |
| Meaning | Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive. | |
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| Synonym | nakedness | |
| Broader | sociability, sociableness | The relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows / fellows |
| Opposite | closeness, secretiveness | Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
| Spanish | franqueza | |
| Catalan | franquesa | |
| Adjectives | open | open and observable |
| open | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | |
| Meaning | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas). | |
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| Synonyms | receptiveness, receptivity | |
| Broader | willingness | cheerful compliance |
| Spanish | franqueza, receptividad | |
| Catalan | franquesa, receptivitat | |
| Adjectives | open | ready or willing to receive favorably |
| open | without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition | |
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