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- Dictionarybroad-minded/brɔːdˈmʌɪndɪd/
adjective
- 1. tolerant or liberal in one's views and reactions; not easily offended: "a broad-minded approach to religion"
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BROAD-MINDED definition: 1. willing to accept many different types of behaviour, beliefs, or choices in other people: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of BROAD-MINDED is tolerant of varied views. How to use broad-minded in a sentence.
adjective. If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which is different from their own. [approval] ...a fair and broad-minded man. Synonyms: tolerant, open-minded, flexible, liberal More Synonyms of broad-minded.
Definition of broad-minded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own. “a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed”. synonyms: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness. catholic. comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes or interests; free from provincial prejudices or attachments.
broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
The earliest known use of the adjective broad-minded is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for broad-minded is from 1813, in the Morning Post (London). broad-minded is formed within English, by compounding.
If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behavior that is different from their own.
Broad-minded definition: free from prejudice or bigotry; unbiased; liberal; tolerant.. See examples of BROAD-MINDED used in a sentence.
Tolerant of opinions and behavior that are unconventional or that differ from one's own; not bigoted; liberal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Willing to experience new and exotic things (often controversial things) without judging them beforehand. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unshockable. ecumenistic. unprovincial. unparochial. unhidebound.
