"open-minded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more open-minded [comparative], most open-minded [superlative]
Etymology: open + minded Etymology templates: {{compound|en|open|minded}} open + minded Head templates: {{en-adj}} open-minded (comparative more open-minded, superlative most open-minded)
  1. Willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions. Synonyms: accepting, broad-minded, impartial, persuadable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding Translations (willing to consider new ideas): zehniaçıq (Azerbaijani), geniş dünyagörüşlü (Azerbaijani), açıq düşüncəli (Azerbaijani), açıq fikirli (Azerbaijani), неўпярэ́джаны (njeŭpjarédžany) (Belarusian), бесстаро́нні (bjesstarónni) (Belarusian), непрадузя́ты (njepraduzjáty) (Belarusian), либерален (liberalen) (Bulgarian), 開明 (Chinese Mandarin), 开明 (kāimíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 開放 (Chinese Mandarin), 开放 (kāifàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 開朗 (Chinese Mandarin), 开朗 (kāilǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 豁達 (Chinese Mandarin), 豁达 (huòdá) (Chinese Mandarin), 虛心 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚心 (xūxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 明朗 (mínglǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 開化 (Chinese Mandarin), 开化 (kāihuà) (Chinese Mandarin), fordomsfri (Danish), larĝanima (Esperanto), ennakkoluuloton (Finnish), avaramielinen (Finnish), ouvert d’esprit (French), aufgeschlossen (German), ανοιχτόμυαλος (anoichtómyalos) (Greek), aperto (Italian), aperto di mente (Italian), disponibile (Italian), mākohakoha (Maori), खुल्या मनाचा (khulyā manācā) (Marathi), dobèrt (Occitan), aberit (Occitan), dobèrt d'esperit (Occitan), de mente aberta (Portuguese), непредвзя́тый (nepredvzjátyj) (Russian), непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj) (Russian), широ́ких взгля́дов (širókix vzgljádov) (Russian), с широ́ким кругозо́ром (s širókim krugozórom) (Russian), abierto de mente (Spanish), abierto (Spanish), неупере́джений (neuperédženyj) (Ukrainian)

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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "zehniaçıq"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
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        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
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          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "неўпярэ́джаны"
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        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bjesstarónni",
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          "word": "бесстаро́нні"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "njepraduzjáty",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "непрадузя́ты"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "liberalen",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "либерален"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "開明"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kāimíng",
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          "word": "開放"
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          "word": "開朗"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xūxīn",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mínglǎng",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "明朗"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "開化"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kāihuà",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
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        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "fordomsfri"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "larĝanima"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "ennakkoluuloton"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "avaramielinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "ouvert d’esprit"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "aufgeschlossen"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anoichtómyalos",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "ανοιχτόμυαλος"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "aperto"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "aperto di mente"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "disponibile"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "mākohakoha"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "khulyā manācā",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "खुल्या मनाचा"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "dobèrt"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "aberit"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "dobèrt d'esperit"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "de mente aberta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepredvzjátyj",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "непредвзя́тый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepredubeždjónnyj",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "непредубеждённый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "širókix vzgljádov",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "широ́ких взгля́дов"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s širókim krugozórom",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "с широ́ким кругозо́ром"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "abierto de mente"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "abierto"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neuperédženyj",
          "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
          "word": "неупере́джений"
        }
      ]
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}
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      "word": "persuadable"
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    {
      "word": "tolerant"
    },
    {
      "word": "unbiased"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "zehniaçıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "geniş dünyagörüşlü"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "açıq düşüncəli"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "açıq fikirli"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njeŭpjarédžany",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "неўпярэ́джаны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjesstarónni",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "бесстаро́нні"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njepraduzjáty",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "непрадузя́ты"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "liberalen",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "либерален"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "開明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāimíng",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "开明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "開放"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāifàng",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "开放"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "開朗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāilǎng",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "开朗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "豁達"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huòdá",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "豁达"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "虛心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xūxīn",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "虚心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mínglǎng",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "明朗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "開化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāihuà",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "开化"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "fordomsfri"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "larĝanima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "ennakkoluuloton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "avaramielinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "ouvert d’esprit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "aufgeschlossen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anoichtómyalos",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "ανοιχτόμυαλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "aperto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "aperto di mente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "disponibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "mākohakoha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "khulyā manācā",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "खुल्या मनाचा"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "dobèrt"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "aberit"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "dobèrt d'esperit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "de mente aberta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepredvzjátyj",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "непредвзя́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepredubeždjónnyj",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "непредубеждённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "širókix vzgljádov",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "широ́ких взгля́дов"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s širókim krugozórom",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "с широ́ким кругозо́ром"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "abierto de mente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "abierto"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neuperédženyj",
      "sense": "willing to consider new ideas",
      "word": "неупере́джений"
    }
  ],
  "word": "open-minded"
}

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