o|pen|ness

o|pen|ness
o|pen|ness «OH puhn nihs», noun.
1. the condition or qual-ity of being open.
2. Figurative. lack of secrecy.
3. Figurative. frankness; candor: »

I will answer him as clearly as I am able, and with great openness (Edmund Burke).

4. Figurative. a willingness to consider new ideas or arguments.

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