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openly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈoʊpənli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 P AH0 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an open manner; visibly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apparently, blatantly, baitly, clearly, evidently, eyely, glaringly, manifestly, noticeably, obvi, obviously, openly, observably, overtly, plainly, visibly

Antonyms: apparently, blatantly, baitly, clearly, evidently, eyely, glaringly, manifestly, noticeably, obvi, obviously, openly, observably, overtly, plainly, visibly

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an open way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he openly flaunted his affection for his sister

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English openli, from Old English openlīċe. By surface analysis, open + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: açıqca — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Bulgarian: откровено (otkroveno) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Catalan: obertament — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Esperanto: malkaŝe — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Estonian: otse — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Finnish: avoimesti — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Finnish: julkisesti — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • French: ouvertement — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Galician: abertamente — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • German: offen — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • German: öffentlich — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 (swikunþaba) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (andaugiba) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Ancient Greek: φανερῶς (phanerôs) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Hindi: खुलकर (khulkar) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Hindi: दिनदहाड़े (dinadhāṛe) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Hungarian: nyíltan — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Irish: os ard — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Italian: apertamente — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Italian: in modo aperto — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Latin: cōram — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Latin: apertē — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Macedonian: отворено (otvoreno) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Māori: tamitami — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Polish: otwarcie — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Polish: jawnie — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Portuguese: abertamente — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Romanian: deschis — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Russian: откры́то (otkrýto) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Russian: я́вно (jávno) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Russian: открове́нно (otkrovénno) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Russian: с открытым забралом (s otkrytym zabralom) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Russian: с поднятым забралом (s podnjatym zabralom) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Sanskrit: प्रकटम् (prakaṭam) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Spanish: abiertamente — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Spanish: sin tapujos — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Spanish: con luz y taquígrafos — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Swedish: öppet — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Turkish: açıkça — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Ukrainian: відкри́то (vidkrýto) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
  • Ukrainian: відве́рто (vidvérto) — in an open manner, visibly, not covertly