large-minded

American  

[lahrj-mahyn-did] / ˈlɑrdʒˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

1. having tolerant views or liberal ideas; broad-minded.

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large-minded British  

adjective

1. generous or liberal in attitudes

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Other Word Forms

• large-mindedly
  adverb
• large-mindedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of large-minded

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Shakespeare is thus both nativist and international, chauvinistic and large-minded, malleable to incompatible causes and ideologies.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2019

But unlike many of his fellow philosophes, Voltaire was large-minded enough to realize what the end of faith meant, and wise enough to have no undue optimism about the nature of man without God.

From Time Magazine Archive

The story begins in the 1940s at a political dinner given in honor of Judge Simon Mannix, a shrewd, large-minded man who has been "mentioned" for the Supreme Court.

From Time Magazine Archive

These memoirs should provide a freshening reminder that he was a gentle, reticent, large-minded man.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many of the farm people are large-minded enough to do their work well, and still keep above and on top of it; and some of these stand up in a sort of splendor.

From A Northern Countryside by Richards, Rosalind