单词 | broad-mindedness |
释义 | broad-mindednessn. The fact or quality of being broad-minded; tolerance of or willingness to accept a diversity of opinions or types of behaviour. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] franchisec1325 liberal-mindedness1625 unbiassednessa1656 unprejudicateness1660 unprejudicedness1664 unprejudice1721 liberality1783 enlargement1806 imprejudice1806 unpossessednessc1819 liberalism1820 open-mindedness1832 liberalness1861 1853 T. T. Lynch Ess. Some Forms Lit. iv. 147 We all of us may be misled by the Critics... We honour literature then, and assist in its great work, when we demand fair-mindedness and broad-mindedness in their criticisms. 1919 P. Grainger Let. 12 Mar. in All-round Man (1994) 44 Just as specialisation breeds narrowminded skill so does amateurishness breed a kind of clumsy yet sagacious broadmindedness. 2012 Hoosier Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 2 Dec. (Herald-Times ed.) e6/3 Many campuses congratulate themselves on their broad-mindedness when they establish small ‘free speech zones’ where political advocacy can be scheduled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1853 |
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