fairminded
fairminded is the alternative form of fair-minded.
Meaning of fair-minded
Adjective
fair-minded (comparative more fair-minded, superlative most fair-minded)
- Impartial and unbiased.
- "You pretend to be a fair-minded man." / "How absurd. How could a man of my position be fair-minded toward you? You might as well speak of a Spaniard being fair-minded toward a piece of steak."1922 June, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”, in Tales of the Jazz Age, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published September 1922, →OCLC, part VI, page 167
Forms of fairminded
| comparative | more fairminded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fairminded |
Origin of fairminded
From fair + minded.
Words formed from fairminded
Questions about fairminded
- What is fairminded the alternative form of?
- Fairminded is the alternative form of fair-minded.
Words near fairminded in the dictionary
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