"fair-minded" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɛːˌmaɪndɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹˈmaɪndɪd/ [General-American], /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹˌmaɪndɪd/ [General-American] Forms: more fair-minded [comparative], most fair-minded [superlative]
Etymology: From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fair|minded|t1=equitable, just|t2=having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things}} fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fair-minded (comparative more fair-minded, superlative most fair-minded)
  1. Impartial and unbiased. Synonyms: fair, just, fairminded Derived forms: fair-mindedly, fairmindedly, fair-mindedness, fairmindedness Translations (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased): безпристрастен (bezpristrasten) (Bulgarian), справедлив (spravedliv) (Bulgarian), 公正的 (gōngzhèngde) (Chinese Mandarin), 無偏見的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无偏见的 (wúpiānjiànde) (Chinese Mandarin), õiglane (Estonian), oikeudenmukainen (Finnish), tasapuolinen (Finnish), სამართლიანი (samartliani) (Georgian), правдољубив (pravdoljubiv) (Macedonian), neuchleaynt (Manx), беспристрастный (bespristrastnyj) (Russian), непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj) (Russian), справедливый (spravedlivyj) (Russian), neo-chlaon (Scottish Gaelic), nepristran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nepristrasan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), công bằng (Vietnamese), vô tư (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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