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/brɔd-mˈaɪndəd/ Listen

adjective

broad-minded adj.

Incapable of being shocked. Opposite of shockable.

Synonyms: unshockable.

Inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from one's own. Opposite of narrow-minded. (Narrower terms: free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical)

Synonyms: broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded, open.

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Etymology of 'Broad-minded'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... writer may have little hope of immortality unless he is broad-minded enough to take a cultivated interest in many matters outside the ken of his own particular sphere. The best-equipped person living could not produce a new "Dictionary of Architecture," and expect it to fill any niche that ...

— The Cathedrals of Northern France • Francis Miltoun

... common sense. A New York woman I know—I met her at Narragansett—was in the same position. Her husband was broad-minded, and they settled everything without an unkind word. She lived somewhere in the Dakotas for a few months, married again as soon as the judge signed the decree, and made a roundabout ...

— The Henchman • Mark Lee Luther

... of Freemasonry the fact is unfortunately too little known to the world in general. As a singularly broad-minded Jesuit ...

— Secret Societies And Subversive Movements • Nesta H. Webster

... whole legislation and government, and promote his dominant idea of a Nation Canadienne in the valley of the St. Lawrence. After the union he made it the object of his political life to thwart in every way possible the sagacious, patriotic plans of LaFontaine, Morin, and other broad-minded statesmen of his own nationality, and to destroy that system of responsible government under which French Canada had become a progressive and ...

— Lord Elgin • John George Bourinot

... with Scranton High was a body of seniors appointed by the students themselves, and given authority to handle all questions connected with athletics. As a rule, they carried out their duties in a broad-minded fashion, and not only merited the confidence of the entire school but also the respect of the faculty ...

— The Chums of Scranton High - Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight • Donald Ferguson

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