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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesouverture
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ou-ver-tyur
"Son ouverture d'esprit est très appréciée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being receptive to new ideas, arguments, or experiences.
"Her openness to feedback helped the team improve their project significantly." - 2
The quality of being frank, transparent, and communicative without secrecy.
"The CEO's openness during the town hall meeting reassured the employees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'open', originating from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, combined with the nominalizing suffix '-ness' of Germanic origin denoting a state or quality. The term has evolved from primarily describing physical spatial accessibility in medieval contexts to encompassing psychological receptivity, transparency, and broad-mindedness in modern socio-cultural and personality discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Openness" is said worldwide
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ouverture
Transliteration: ou-ver-tyur
"Son ouverture d'esprit est très appréciée."
Offenheit
Transliteration: of-fən-haɪt
"Seine Offenheit im Gespräch war erfrischend."
apertura
Transliteration: a-per-tu-ra
"La sua apertura verso nuove idee è ammirevole."
apertura
Transliteration: a-per-tu-ɾa
"La apertura de mente es crucial para el aprendizaje."
abertura
Transliteration: a-beʁ-tu-ɾɐ
"A sua abertura para o diálogo facilitou o acordo."
खुलापन
Transliteration: khulapan
"उसकी बातों में एक गजब का खुलापन था।"
开明
Transliteration: kāimíng
"他对新事物的开明态度令人赞赏。"
개방성
Transliteration: gaebangseong
"그녀의 개방성은 팀 분위기를 밝게 만들었다."
開放性
Transliteration: kaihōsei
"彼の開放性が新しいアイデアを生んだ。"
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