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broad-minded

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: narrow-minded

3

adjective

Meaning 3

incapable of being shocked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unshockable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լայնախոհ (laynaxoh) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Belarusian: непрадузяты (njepraduzjaty) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開明的 /开明的 (kāimíng de) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Dutch: ruimdenkend — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Esperanto: larĝanima — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Faroese: víðskygdur — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Finnish: avarakatseinen — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Finnish: laajakatseinen — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • French: large d'esprit — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • French: ouvert d'esprit — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • German: großzügig — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • German: weltoffen — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • German: tolerant — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Icelandic: víðsýnn — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Irish: leathanaigeanta — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Romanian: deschis la minte — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Russian: с широ́ким кругозо́ром (s širókim krugozórom) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Russian: непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Russian: непредвзя́тый (nepredvzjátyj) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Russian: широкомы́слящий (širokomýsljaščij) — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Spanish: amplio de miras — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Swedish: vidsynt — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity
  • Turkish: açık fikirli — having an open mind, tolerant of diversity