openness
- noun
- /ˈoʊpənnəs/
- Public trust in science depends on openness, transparency and effective regulation.
- openness and transparency
- political openness
- openness and accountability
Ash, I very much appreciate your openness, your honesty.
- Ash, I very much appreciate your openness, your honesty.
- Public trust in science depends on openness, transparency and effective regulation.
- It'll start to stir things up because there is no openness and transparency in the relationship.
- So it seems transparency, openness, accountability, as well as rule of law.
- There may even be issues around betrayal, deceit, honesty and openness.
- The the lack of affection you've described there, the lack of openness.
- People need that feeling of sense of purpose and trust, openness.
- And I thought he brought a laudable degree of, of openness and vulnerability to that.
- If you want honesty, transparency, openness in your relationship, well, you have to come with that as well.
- We all worry about our privacy settings on Facebook, but the fact of the matter is our openness can be used against us.
- You know, there's, it's not a great atmosphere for openness.
Examples
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So that really helps me a lot because your openness about it is actually what we need.
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I found Mansour's openness refreshing.
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your heart and for doing it with such an incredible degree of of openness and respect.
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Like having that conversation and giving her that openness, that honesty.
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Ash, I very much appreciate your openness, your honesty.
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The new regime in South Africa is committed to values of openness, transparency, and accountability in government.
Academic text (1996) -
The important thing is that you are engaging with some modality from a place of openness and honesty.
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You know, the thing I admire most about you, Derek, is your honesty... your openness.
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Nevertheless, even at the institutional level, there are signs of increasing openness on the part of some evangelical churches.
Academic text (1999) -
Public trust in science depends on openness, transparency and effective regulation.
Synonyms
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
A feeling of being honest and not pretending
Being open and honest when talking or behaving
Being honest and not telling lies
Being honest and not telling lies
Open and honest talk that says exactly what you think
A way of speaking that is honest and direct
Being direct and honest without hiding what you think
Openly honest and saying facts people hide
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
Saying the truth in a direct way that may hurt people
Open and honest without trying to hide anything
An open and direct way of speaking or acting
Very direct and truthful speech that does not soften the facts
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
An open and honest way of speaking or acting
Antonyms
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Openness comes from open, meaning 'not closed', and the ending -ness that shows a state or quality. Imagine someone as an 'open book' who lets others see what they think and do, so openness means honesty and no secrets.