English-Swedish translations for openness

• öppenhet
  Det krävs öppenhet, det krävs offentlighet, och det kräver en öppen debatt.It requires openness, transparency and an open debate.
  Jag är helt klart för öppenhet.I obviously welcome this openness.
  Det kräver en öppenhet gentemot de nya medlemsländerna.It requires openness towards the new Member States.

Definition of openness

• 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
• Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency
• 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

Related words

• open
• opener
• open-hearted
• Copenhagen
• open-minded
• opening
• propenal
• openly
• open-ended
• openable