🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Offenheit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: of-fən-haɪt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Openness/ˈoʊ.pən.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Seine Offenheit im Gespräch war erfrischend."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being receptive to new ideas, arguments, or experiences.

    "Her openness to feedback helped the team improve their project significantly."
  2. 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 adjective 'open', which traces back to Old English 'open' (of Proto-Germanic origin), combined with the native nominal suffix '-ness' indicating state or quality. The word evolved from a purely physical sense of spatial accessibility into abstract psychological and communicative domains by the late Middle English period.

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