Definition
Something whose salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted.
A person who responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.
In Context
- "There is one, with a dark and thoughtful eye, Who is to all others a mystery; But his soul is to me an open book, And I read his mood in his slightest look; ..."
- "This is the secret of Hegel, and the key to his hieroglyphics, and, if consistently used to interpret the sayings of his logic, it becomes an open book."
- "On the surface of the ground or through the swaying branches of the trees the spoor of man or beast was an open book to the ape-man, but even his acute senses were baffled by the spoorless trail of the airship."
- "2009, May 21, Barack Obama, speech, Protecting Our Security and Our Values But I have never argued – and never will – that our most sensitive national security matters should be an open book."
- "He is an open book. Everyone can see that he removes nothing, conceals nothing, reserves nothing for himself."
- "Chapter 3: Are You an Open Book? How Much Do I Need to Disclose?"
- "Emile's most striking characteristic is that he hides nothing. He is an open book, acting the same in private as in public — "Emile is worse at disguising his feelings than any man in the world.""