broad-minded
[ brawd-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈbrɔdˈmaɪn dɪd /
adjective
free from prejudice or bigotry; unbiased; liberal; tolerant.
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Origin of broad-minded
First recorded in 1590–1600
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broad-minded
adjective
tolerant of opposing viewpoints; not prejudiced; liberal
not easily shocked by permissive sexual habits, pornography, etc
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broad-minded
1590s; see broad (adj.) + minded. This abstract mental sense of broad existed in Old English; e.g. bradnes "breadth," also "liberality."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper