open-minded

[ oh-puhn-mahyn-did ]
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adjective
  1. having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments.

  2. unprejudiced; unbigoted; impartial.

Origin of open-minded

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Other words from open-minded

  • o·pen-mind·ed·ly, adverb
  • o·pen-mind·ed·ness, noun

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How to use open-minded in a sentence

  • What is at present meant by open-mindedness is in reality failure to have any mind at all upon a given subject.

    Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. Barry
  • I find, however, that his critics are agreed in ascribing to him with remarkable unanimity the virtue of 'open-mindedness.'

  • Its attitude is that of scientific investigation, open-mindedness towards all phases of truth, and freedom of teaching.

    Unitarianism in America | George Willis Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for open-minded

open-minded

adjective
  1. having a mind receptive to new ideas, arguments, etc; unprejudiced

Derived forms of open-minded

  • open-mindedly, adverb
  • open-mindedness, noun

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