openness

openness

noun

Definition of OPENNESS

1

the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions <her openness was refreshing after the tiresome coyness of her friends>

Synonyms bluntness, candidness, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness

Related Words earnestness, sincerity, sobriety; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete or naiveté), simplicity, unsophistication; communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedeness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint

Near Antonyms circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness; inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness; diplomacy, tact

Antonyms dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

2

the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful <doctors are concerned about the population's openness to the new strain of the flu virus>

Synonyms liability, openness, vulnerability

Related Words predisposition, susceptibility; defenselessness, helplessness, weakness; danger, jeopardy, peril, risk

Near Antonyms protection, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding