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81small-minded — adj thinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things use this to show disapproval →↑narrow minded ▪ People around here are so small minded. >small mindedness n [U] …
82open-minded — ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n (approval) If you describe someone as open minded, you approve of them because they are willing to listen to and consider other people s ideas and suggestions. He was very open minded about other people s work. Ant:… …
83small-minded — adjective they were too small minded to listen to our views on interracial marriage Syn: narrow minded, petty, mean spirited, uncharitable; close minded, shortsighted, myopic, blinkered, inward looking, unimaginative, parochial, provincial,… …
84broad-minded — adj. tolerant or liberal in one s views. Derivatives: broad mindedly adv. broad mindedness n. * * * ˌbroad ˈminded [broad minded broad mindedness] adjective willing to listen to other people s opinions and accept behaviour that is different from… …
85broad-minded — broad mindedly, adv. broad mindedness, n. /brawd muyn did/, adj. free from prejudice or bigotry; unbiased; liberal; tolerant. [1590 1600] Syn. open minded, catholic, flexible; permissive. Ant. narrow minded, biased, bigoted, intolerant. * * * …
86broad-minded — adjective Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity. Syn: catholic, cosmopolitan, dispassionate, flexible, free thinking, liberal, open minded, permissive …
87close-minded — adjective unreceptive to new ideas or information. Syn: doctrinaire, dogmatic, hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, intolerant, narrow minded, partisan …
88broad-minded — broad mind|ed [ ,brɔd maındəd ] adjective willing to accept many different types of behavior and not easily shocked: My dad s pretty broad minded so he won t mind if you have a few beers. ─ opposite NARROW MINDED ╾ broad|mind|ed|ly adverb ╾… …
89broadminded broad-minded — adjective willing to respect opinions or behaviour that are very different from your own: Her parents were broadminded, tolerant and liberal. opposite narrow minded, compare small minded broad mindedly adverb broad mindedness noun (U) …
90small-minded — adjective too concerned with the small problems and details of your life, so that you do not think about what is really important; petty (1): a greedy, bigoted and small minded man small mindedness noun (U) compare narrowminded …
