"broad-minded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more broad-minded [comparative], most broad-minded [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} broad-minded (comparative more broad-minded, superlative most broad-minded)
  1. Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity. Derived forms: broad-mindedly, broad-mindedness Translations (having an open mind, tolerant of diversity): լայնախոհ (laynaxoh) (Armenian), непрадузяты (njepraduzjaty) (Belarusian), 開明的 (Chinese Mandarin), 开明的 (kāimíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), larĝanima (Esperanto), víðskygdur (Faroese), avarakatseinen (Finnish), laajakatseinen (Finnish), large d’esprit (French), ouvert d’esprit (French), großzügig (German), weltoffen (German), tolerant (German), deschis la minte (Romanian), с широ́ким кругозо́ром (s širókim krugozórom) (Russian), непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj) (Russian), непредвзя́тый (nepredvzjátyj) (Russian), широкомы́слящий (širokomýsljaščij) (Russian), vidsynt (Swedish), açık fikirli (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "large d’esprit"
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "großzügig"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "weltoffen"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "tolerant"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "deschis la minte"
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          "roman": "s širókim krugozórom",
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          "roman": "širokomýsljaščij",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "широкомы́слящий"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "vidsynt"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
          "word": "açık fikirli"
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "larĝanima"
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "avarakatseinen"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "laajakatseinen"
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "large d’esprit"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "ouvert d’esprit"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "großzügig"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "weltoffen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "tolerant"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "deschis la minte"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s širókim krugozórom",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "с широ́ким кругозо́ром"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepredubeždjónnyj",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "непредубеждённый"
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      "roman": "nepredvzjátyj",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "непредвзя́тый"
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      "roman": "širokomýsljaščij",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "широкомы́слящий"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "vidsynt"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having an open mind, tolerant of diversity",
      "word": "açık fikirli"
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  "word": "broad-minded"
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