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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

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  • everyday

    flexibility

    the person can revise a view

    not when Flexibility may be practical rather than intellectual.

  • warm

    curiosity

    a wish to understand drives the response

    not when Curiosity can explore without suspending prejudice.

  • professional

    receptiveness

    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

    tolerance

    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

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  • 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

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Where 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.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.