open-minded
adjEtymology From open + minded.
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Willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- 'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 15, in Kim:
- Very Lonely in Alabama seeking to correspond with warm-hearted free-spirited intelligent and open-minded people for long-term relationships as we are all of the above.1982 December 25, Danny Moulds, Jimmy W. Byce, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 15:
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- "I certainly have more patience now than I used to do. I'm a lot more empathetic and it's taught me to be open minded, non-judgemental and to stop and think about what I'm going to say next.2020 July 1, “Case Studies: Karen Barnes”, in Rail, page 58:
- Derived terms
- open-mindedly, open-mindedness