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单词 overtness
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overtnessn.

Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈvəːtnəs/, /ˈəʊvəːtnəs/, U.S. /oʊˈvərtnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overt adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < overt adj. + -ness suffix.
Openness; lack of reserve or concealment.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness
plainness1465
plain dealinga1529
freeness1548
roundness1557
ingenuity1614
apertness1618
downrightness1628
unconspiringness1661
frankness1668
even downa1679
undisguise1804
forthcomingness1808
undisguisedness1814
overtness1865
forthrightness1873
1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel II. 6 An sich, then, implies potential latency; An ihm selber, irrespective selfness, or irrespective, self- dependent overtness.
1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. xiii. 258 My success with you..has not been great enough to justify such overtness.
1922 Jrnl. Philos. 19 637 How frequently it is necessary for this overt appreciation of the continuity of the memory behavior to occur depends upon the general overtness of the memory action.
1987 A. T. H. Smith Offences against Public Order (BNC) 154 Such an intention could reasonably easily be inferred because of the overtness of the language or conduct in question.
2000 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 28 June (Sport section) 24 There is no secret about that, but then Pete Goss's overtness, where secrecy reigns elsewhere, is very much part of his way of doing things.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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