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Webster 1913 Edition


Openness

O′pen-ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being open.

Webster 1828 Edition


Openness

OPENNESS

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Noun.
o'pnness.
1.
Freedom from covering or obstruction; as the openness of a country.
2.
Plainness; clearness; freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; as, deliver your answers with more openness.
3.
Freedom from disguise; unreservedness; plainness.
4.
Expression of frankness or candor; as openness of countenance.
5.
Unusual mildness; freedom from snow and frost; as the openness of a winter.