open
- adjective
- /ˈoʊpən/
- The fabric has a light and open weave, making it perfect for summer dresses.
- open cells
- open cell structure
Examples
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She chose a blouse with an open texture that allows air to flow and keeps her cool.
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The artist favored an open canvas style that showcased empty spaces between the brush strokes.
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I just so much love that open structure.
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I love a high neck that kind of cuts in and then an open back.
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I love just that open architectural look.
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The artwork he indicated had a great deal of open space in it.
Fiction book (1998) -
A positive mindset enables one to be more open to change and resilient in the face of challenges.
Academic text (2015) -
Again, you couldn't wear a bra with it because the back is open as well.
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After pedaling several miles into open country, he was close to the Wisconsin state line.
Fiction book (1993) -
Particular plants and animals are found in specific habitats like the open ocean and intertidal zone.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
Not tightly packed with many spaces between parts
Full of small holes that let water or air pass through
Having small holes that let fluids pass in medical tools
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
- Offensive
To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
- Offensive
To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
- Informal
To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree
Compounds
- Literature
A letter written to one person but published for everyone to read to make people notice a problem
- Specialized
An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- NSFW
A marriage in which both partners allow each other to have sex with other people
- Literature
An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s
A British university that offers part-time online and distance courses for adults, often without usual entry rules
- Specialized
A fabric with threads placed far apart so small holes let light and air through
A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies
- Specialized
A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
- Specialized
A set of numbers between two points that does not include the end points
- Specialized
Soldiers standing with wide spaces between ranks so an officer can walk between them for inspection
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
- Archaic
A large hot oven that makes steel by heating metal on a shallow bed with flames above
- Archaic
A way of making steel by melting iron and scrap metal in a large open furnace
How Open
Surface Forms
Etymology
Open used for a weave comes from the idea 'not closed', so an open texture has small spaces between the threads that let air and light pass. That is why you can see through or feel air through an open fabric.