Open-mindedness
n.thoughtful, kindprofessional
What it means
Willingness to consider unfamiliar ideas or evidence before judging.
Reach for it when praising fair receptivity without implying agreement
Her open-mindedness allowed the group to revisit a long-standing assumption.
Choose between these
6- everyday
the person can revise a view
not when Flexibility may be practical rather than intellectual.
- warm
a wish to understand drives the response
not when Curiosity can explore without suspending prejudice.
- professional
new information is heard without resistance
not when Receptiveness can be passive and need not involve evaluation.
- formal
fair-mindedness
competing views receive an equitable hearing
not when Fair-mindedness concerns treatment more than novelty.
- formal
differences are accepted without approval
not when Tolerance may mean merely enduring something.
- literary
broad-mindedness
varied views receive generous acceptance
not when The term can sound dated.
Said against
3- prejudice
- rigidity
- dogmatism
It naturally appears in
3- intellectual open-mindedness
Intellectual open-mindedness helped researchers challenge their model.
- show open-mindedness
Leaders show open-mindedness by naming what could change their view.
- open-mindedness toward change
Her open-mindedness toward change eased the transition.
The word family
2Where this comes from
Open-mindedness is not a headword in the dictionaries below. The sense was checked against their entries for open-minded, and the definition and example here are written for Open-mindedness itself.
- wiktionary, the entry for open-minded, English noun sense: willingness to consider ideas opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.