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adjective having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments.
unprejudiced; unbigoted; impartial.
Origin of open-minded First recorded in 1820–30
OTHER WORDS FROM open-minded o·pen-mind·ed·ly, adverb o·pen-mind·ed·ness, noun Words nearby open-minded open-market operations, open marriage, open mic, open mike, open mind, open-minded , open-mouthed, openness, open one's eyes, open one's heart to, open one's mouth
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Example sentences from the Web for open-minded Eli says something very interesting during his conversation with Alicia: “They [voters] want people who are open-minded .”
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism | Regina Lizik| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And just as the NBA and WNBA continue to develop as open-minded sports leagues, Bosh plans to develop even further as a designer.
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Some said that they found trans women more interesting, open-minded , and/or courageous than the average cis woman.
The Struggle To Find Trans Love | Julia Serano| January 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“We have a good president who is open-minded , but I think the pressure needs to come from the bottom up,” he said.
Jackson: Saxophone-Playing Wouldn’t Help Obama | David Freedlander| September 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Were he alive, Herzl might have grounds to sue—but the open-minded journalist would know better.
The 'Defenders of Zionism' Lose Their Case | Gershom Gorenberg| September 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The President urges that the settlement after the war shall be "free, open-minded , and absolutely impartial."
A School History of the Great War | Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson
The honest, open-minded , and clean-thinking Norwegian people were disgusted beyond words.
British Secret Service During the Great War | Nicholas Everitt
It is one to be approached in a spirit of open-minded inquiry, entirely unaffected by hopes or fears or dogmas or moral claims.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
Which was the greater reverence: to exploit one's own belief; or, open-minded , to be searching for a clearer outlook upon truth?
The Brentons | Anna Chapin Ray
It angered him exceedingly to see how readily his open-minded relative had fallen into the swindlers' trap.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
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British Dictionary definitions for open-minded adjective having a mind receptive to new ideas, arguments, etc; unprejudiced
Derived forms of open-minded open-mindedly , adverb open-mindedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to open-minded approachable, impartial, observant, tolerant, broad-minded, interested, perceptive, persuadable, unbiased, understanding, acceptant, acceptive, swayable