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Openness

The quality or state of being open.

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Patency 76% connected

The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.

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Sociability 76% connected

The quality of being sociable; sociableness.

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Sociableness 76% connected

The quality of being sociable.

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Willingness 76% connected

The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.

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Naked 74% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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Naked 74% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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Open 74% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 74% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Receptive 74% connected

Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

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Receptive 74% connected

Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

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Nakedness 92% connected

The condition of being naked.

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Receptiveness 92% connected

The quality of being receptive.

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Receptivity 92% connected

The state or quality of being receptive.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Airless adjective · 78% connection

Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Airometer noun · 78% connection

A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Atrium noun · 78% connection

An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name w…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Burst verb · 78% connection

To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Campaign noun · 78% connection

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Campestrian adjective · 78% connection

Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a field, or open ground.

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Champaign noun · 78% connection

extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: open.
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Concourse noun · 78% connection

An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.

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Cresset noun · 78% connection

An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pol…

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Dehiscence noun · 78% connection

(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other repro…

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Dig verb · 78% connection

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrumen…

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Expand verb · 78% connection

To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.

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