fair-minded

[ fair-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈfɛərˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

characterized by fair judgment; impartial; unprejudiced: a wise and fair-minded judge.

Nearby words

fair to middling, fair trade, fair use, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, fair-minded, fair-spoken, fair-trade, fair-trade agreement, fair-trade law, fair-trade laws

Origin of fair-minded

First recorded in 1870–75

Related forms

fair-mind·ed·ness, noun

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But all fair-minded Americans should get behind this push for real equality and protections in the lives of all Americans.
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And in time, fair-minded and thoughtful Methodists will cry, “Enough!”
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At this point, a normal, fair-minded human being would think, "Well, by jove, we've got to get out there and equal them."
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Let me return the compliment by noting that I consider Mooney a thoughtful and fair-minded critic of conservatism.
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It is hard to celebrate the past in an ecumenical way, or even in a fair-minded one, apparently.
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As a consequence, he jeers and sneers at all foreigners, and they deny that he is a fair-minded sportsman or a good horseman.
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However, I ask myself—I who am nothing if not fair-minded—why shouldn't missionaries act as recruiting-agents?
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Before the end of the year the failure of the embargo was patent to every fair-minded observer.
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But we must all appear before the judgment seat of that fair-minded arbiter who is man as well as God.
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Winter is the best living police detective, and a most fair-minded one.
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British Dictionary definitions for fair-minded

fair-minded

adjective

just or impartial

Derived Forms

fair-mindedness, noun

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fair-minded

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fair-minded

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