openness
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊpənnəs/
:
amplitud
- Wind, balmy as it had become, whipped across the vast openness, sometimes sending up little gusts of snow.
And our side faced this just vast openness of just nothing but scrub as far as you could see.
- And our side faced this just vast openness of just nothing but scrub as far as you could see.
- The serendipity and the openness, it's really what the platform is serving up to you and what is really in their best interests.
Examples
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It's important to have some openness in the schedule; once a week is too many.
Blog text (3) -
I love the height, I love the openness of the branches.
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And now she is stranded in the vast openness of L.A.
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In Egypt, we fled from the desert to the openness of the coastal cities.
Fiction book (1994) -
No sharp edges or corners, a great sense of openness and spaciousness despite its being so small.
Academic text (1997) -
While residents value the relative openness of beachfronts, they also acknowledge issues of safety, social segmentation, and subtle forms of bias.
Academic text (2012) -
The large windows in the modern office provided a sense of openness and allowed natural light to fill the space.
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The spacious layout of the park creates an inviting openness, encouraging visitors to enjoy the outdoors.
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The room's openness made it feel welcoming, with no obstacles blocking the view of the beautiful garden outside.
Synonyms
1
4.1
The feeling that a room or building is large and has plenty of space
1
9.7
A body passage like an artery or tube that is open and not blocked
Antonyms
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Openness comes from open, meaning 'not closed', with -ness to make a noun about a condition. Picture a wide, 'open' field with no walls or trees blocking the view, and you can see why openness means a clear space that allows free movement or sight.