Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O-PEN-NESS
O-PEN-NESS, n. [o'pnness.]
- Freedom from covering or obstruction; as, the openness of a country.
- Plainness; clearness; freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; as, deliver your answers with more openness. Shak.
- Freedom from disguise; unreservedness; plainness. Felton.
- Expression of frankness or candor; as, openness of countenance.
- Unusual mildness; freedom from snow and frost; as, the openness of a winter.
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