ALL meanings of openness
o·pen
O o - verb with object openness to set in action, begin, start, or commence (sometimes followed by up): to open a campaign. 1
- verb with object openness to uncover, lay bare, or expose to view. 1
- verb with object openness to expand, unfold, or spread out: to open a map. 1
- verb with object openness to make less compact, less closely spaced, or the like: to open ranks. 1
- verb with object openness to disclose, reveal, or divulge. 1
- verb with object openness to render accessible to knowledge, enlightenment, sympathy, etc.: to open one's mind. 1
- verb with object openness to cut, blast, or break into: to open a safe with nitro. 1
- verb with object openness to make or produce (an opening) by cutting or breaking, or by pushing aside or removing obstructions: to open a way through a crowd. 1
- verb with object openness to make an incision or opening in: to open a boil. 1
- verb with object openness Law. to recall or revoke (a judgment, decree, etc.) for the purpose of allowing further contest or delay. to make the first statement of (a case) to the court or jury. 1
- verb with object openness Cards. to begin a hand by making (the first bid), placing (the first bet), or playing (a given card or suit) as the lead. 1
- verb with object openness Nautical. to sail (a course) so that the apparent location of a distant fixed object changes with relation to a nearer fixed object (sometimes followed by out). 1
- verb without object openness to become open, as a door, building, box, or enclosure. 1
- verb without object openness to afford access: a door that opens into a garden. 1
- verb without object openness to have an opening, passage, or outlet: The room opens into a corridor. 1
- verb without object openness (of a building, theater, etc.) to open its doors to the public: The museum opens at one o'clock. 1
- verb without object openness to begin a session or term, as a school. 1
- verb without object openness to begin a season, series of performances, or tour, as a theatrical company: The play will open in Boston. 1
- verb without object openness to begin, start, or commence an activity: The game opened with the national anthem. 1
- verb without object openness to part, or seem to part, so as to allow or reveal a passage: At last the cliffs opened to show us that we were heading for the sea. 1
- verb without object openness to become disclosed or revealed. 1
- verb without object openness to come into view; become more visible or plain. 1
- verb without object openness to become receptive to knowledge, sympathy, etc., as the mind. 1
- verb without object openness to disclose or reveal one's knowledge, thoughts, feelings, etc. 1
- verb without object openness to unfold or expand, as a blossom, so as to reveal the interior. 1
- verb without object openness to spread out or expand, as the hand or a fan. 1
- verb without object openness to spread apart or separate, as pages of a book, newspaper, etc.: Open to page 32. 1
- verb without object openness to spread or come apart; burst: The wound opened. 1
- verb without object openness to become less compact, less closely spaced, or the like: The ranks began to open. 1
- verb without object openness Cards. to make the first bet, bid, or lead in beginning a hand. 1
- verb without object openness Hunting. (of hounds) to begin to bark, as on the scent of game. 1
- noun openness an open or clear space. 1
- noun openness the open air. 1
- noun openness the open water, as of the sea. 1
- noun openness an opening or aperture. 1
- noun openness an opening or opportunity. 1
- noun openness a contest or tournament in which both amateurs and professionals may compete, especially in golf and tennis. 1
- noun openness the open. the unenclosed or unobstructed country. the outdoors: Vacations in the open are fine for the entire family. the condition of being unconcealed, recognized, or publicly known: The scandal is now out in the open. 1
- noun openness open space 1
- noun openness lack of secrecy 1
- noun openness willingness to hear new ideas 1