open-minded
/ˈəʊ.pən ˈmaɪn.dɪd/
open-minded adjective: willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
Adjective
open-minded (comparative more open-minded, superlative most open-minded)
- Willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- 'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 15, in Kim
- Very Lonely in Alabama seeking to correspond with warm-hearted free-spirited intelligent and open-minded people for long-term relationships as we are all of the above.1982 December 25, Danny Moulds, Jimmy W. Byce, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 15
- Synonyms:
- accepting, broad-minded, impartial, persuadable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding, avuncular, catholic, forbearing
- Antonyms:
- closed-minded, close-minded, narrow-minded
open-minded meaning in Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic
open-minded in Marathi
- willing to consider new ideas
- खुल्या मनाचा khulyā manācā
open-minded in Malayalam
- unprejudiced, unbiased, neutral
- തുറന്നമനസ്സുള്ള, നിഷ്കന്മഷമായ, പക്ഷപാതരഹിതമായ, മുൻവിധിയില്ലാത്ത, നിഷ്പക്ഷമായ, പക്ഷഭേദമില്ലാത്ത
- receptive, open (to suggestions), amenable
- അന്യാഭിപ്രായത്തെ മാനിക്കുന്ന, പങ്കുംഗിതജ്ഞ, പുതിയ ആശയങ്ങളോട് ആഭിമുഖ്യമുള്ള, നവീനാശയൾ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന, പുതിയ ആശയങ്ങളെ സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യുന്ന, ഗൃഹയാലു
open-minded in Kannada
- ಮುಕ್ತಮನಸ್ಸಿನ, ಪೂರ್ವಗ್ರಹವಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಿಷ್ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತವಾದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ, ತೆರೆದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ, ಬದಿಹಿಡಿಯದ, ತಿಳಿಸಬಲ್ಲ
open-minded in Arabic
- willing to consider new ideas
- مُنْفَتِح munfatiḥ
More languagesFewer languages
- open-minded in Vietnamese
- khai phóng, phóng khoáng, cởi mở
Synonyms of open-minded
- accepting
- broad-minded
- impartial
- persuadable
- tolerant
- unbiased
- understanding
- avuncular
- catholic
- forbearing
9 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Forms of open-minded
| comparative | more open-minded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most open-minded |
Origin of open-minded
From open + minded.
Words formed from open-minded
Questions about open-minded
- What does open-minded mean?
- Open-minded means willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- What is open-minded in Marathi?
- Open-minded in Marathi is खुल्या मनाचा (khulyā manācā). See Open-minded meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is open-minded?
- Open-minded is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce open-minded?
- Open-minded is pronounced /ˈəʊ.pən ˈmaɪn.dɪd/.
Words near open-minded in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: open-minded (page history and authors); open-minded (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); open-minded (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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