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openness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English *opennesse, from Old English openness (“openness, publicity”), equivalent to open + -ness. Cognate with Old High German offannussi (“disclosure, revelation, openness”).

  1. inherited from openness — “openness, publicity”
  2. inherited from *opennesse✻

Definitions

  1. Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures,…

    Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.

    • Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis.

  2. The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this…

    The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.

  3. Lack of secrecy

    Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal…

      The degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.

    2. The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange…

      The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at openness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at openness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at openness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA