fair-minded

[ fair-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈfɛərˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of fair-minded

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM fair-minded

fair-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby fair-minded

Fair Lawn, fairlead, fair list, fairly, fair market price, fair-minded, Fairmont, fairness, fairness doctrine, Fair Oaks, fair play

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How to use fair-minded in a sentence

Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Vicky Ward was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair for 11 years.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Frustrating as regulars find these fair-weather exercise interlopers, they were also all beginners once, he says.
How to Survive the New Year ‘Gympocalypse’|Tim Teeman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps it always seems that way at the time, but surely we face our fair share right now.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

To be fair, no artist had ever been asked to, or could have pulled it off if they had.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Mary is fair as the morning dew— Cheeks of roses and ribbons of blue!
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fair-minded

fair-minded

adjective

just or impartial

Derived forms of fair-minded

fair-mindedness, noun

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