apertness

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Definition of apertness

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(archaic, uncountable)Openness; frankness.

“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.”

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From apert + -ness.

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