Apertness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Openness; frankness. archaic, uncountable
"And in general, the Freedom or Apertneſs and vigour of pronuncing (as is particularly obſerved in the Bocca Romana) and giving ſomevvhat more of Aſpiration; And on the other ſide, the cloſeneſs and Mufling, and (as I may ſay) Lazineſs of ſpeaking […] render the ſound of their Speech conſiderably different, though they all ſhould uſe the ſame Alphabet."
Example
More examples"And in general, the Freedom or Apertneſs and vigour of pronuncing (as is particularly obſerved in the Bocca Romana) and giving ſomevvhat more of Aſpiration; And on the other ſide, the cloſeneſs and Mufling, and (as I may ſay) Lazineſs of ſpeaking […] render the ſound of their Speech conſiderably different, though they all ſhould uſe the ſame Alphabet."
Etymology
From apert + -ness.
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