Hypertext Webster Gateway: "openness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Openness \O"pen*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being open.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
openness
n 1: without obstructions to passage or view: "the openness of
the prairies"
2: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility esp
about one's actions or purposes; not secretive [ant: {closeness}]
3: willingness or readiness to receive esp impressions or
ideas: "their receptivity to the proposal" [syn: {receptiveness},
{receptivity}]
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