ETYM Cf. Prov. German bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Swed. and Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to Eng. blind.
1. Said of a knife or other blade; not sharp.
2. Having a broad or rounded end.
3. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; SYN. crude, stark.
4. Characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; SYN. candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank. + prikaži više

ETYM French candide (cf. Italian candido), Latin candidus white, from candęre to be of a glowing white; akin to accendere, incendere, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shine. Related to Candle, Incense.
1. Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared.
2. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; SYN. open.
3. Starkly realistic. + prikaži više

1 archaic; directed vertically downward
2. Outright, thorough
3. Plain, blunt

1. Not covered with clothing; SYN. uncovered.
2. With no protection or shield; SYN. open.

1. Free from ambiguity or evasiveness; going straight to the point
2. Notably simple in style or quality
Straightforward; direct and honest in discussion.

Clearly manifest; evident.

ETYM Latin ingenuus inborn, innate, freeborn, noble, frank; pref. in- in + the root of gignere to beget. Related to Genius, Ingenious.
Characterized by an inability to mask one's feelings; not devious; SYN. artless.
Innocent; guileless.

1. Affording free passage or access
2. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; SYN. unfastened.
3. Not having been filled
4. Not sealed or having been unsealed; SYN. opened.
5. Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; SYN. undecided, undetermined, unresolved.
6. Displayed before or in view of all
7. Unfolded
8. Not secret
9. Ready for business
10. Receptive to new ideas
11. Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals
12. Sincere and free of reserve in expression
13. Used of mouth or eyes; SYN. opened.
14. Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
15. Accessible to all
16. Having no protecting cover or enclosure
17. Lax in enforcing laws; SYN. wide-open, lawless.
18. Not requiring union membership
19. (Mathematics) Of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points.
ETYM as. open; akin to Dutch open, os. opan, German offan, Icel. opinn, Swed. öppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to Eng. up. Related to Up, and Ope. + prikaži više

1. Allowing for a spontaneous response
2. Allowing for future changes or revisions
3. Without fixed limits or restrictions

Made open or clear

ETYM Old Fren. overt, French ouvert, p. p. of Old Fren. ovrir, French ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin.
Open and observable; not secret or hidden; SYN. open.
Unconcealed.

Not concealed or hidden.

In a candid manner.

Straight to the point; directly; frankly, sincerely; immediately

In a frank manner; freely; honestly.

In an ingenuous manner; openly; fairly; candidly; artlessly.

ETYM AS. openlice.
In an open way.

In an outspoken manner.

In an overt manner.

In a direct and unequivocal manner

1. Affording free passage or access
2. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; SYN. unfastened.
3. Not having been filled
4. Not sealed or having been unsealed; SYN. opened.
5. Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; SYN. undecided, undetermined, unresolved.
6. Displayed before or in view of all
7. Unfolded
8. Not secret
9. Ready for business
10. Receptive to new ideas
11. Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals
12. Sincere and free of reserve in expression
13. Used of mouth or eyes; SYN. opened.
14. Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
15. Accessible to all
16. Having no protecting cover or enclosure
17. Lax in enforcing laws; SYN. wide-open, lawless.
18. Not requiring union membership
19. (Mathematics) Of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points.
ETYM as. open; akin to Dutch open, os. opan, German offan, Icel. opinn, Swed. öppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to Eng. up. Related to Up, and Ope. + prikaži više