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open-minded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accepting, broad-minded, impartial, persuadable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding, avuncular, catholic, forbearing, indulgent, latitudinarian, laissez faire, lenient, liberal, open-handed, open-minded, permissible, permissive, sufferable

Antonyms: closed-minded, close-minded, narrow-minded

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

ready to entertain new ideas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an open-minded curiosity
  • open-minded impartiality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From open + minded.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mendjendritur — willing to consider new ideas
  • Arabic: مُنْفَتِح (munfatiḥ) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Azerbaijani: zehniaçıq — willing to consider new ideas
  • Azerbaijani: geniş dünyagörüşlü — willing to consider new ideas
  • Azerbaijani: açıq düşüncəli — willing to consider new ideas
  • Azerbaijani: açıq fikirli — willing to consider new ideas
  • Belarusian: неўпярэ́джаны (njewpjarédžany) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Belarusian: бесстаро́нні (bjesstarónni) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Belarusian: непрадузя́ты (njepraduzjáty) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Bulgarian: либерален (liberalen) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開明 /开明 (kāimíng) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開放 /开放 (kāifàng) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開朗 /开朗 (kāilǎng) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豁達 /豁达 (huòdá) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛心 /虚心 (xūxīn) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 明朗 (mínglǎng) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開化 /开化 (kāihuà) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Danish: fordomsfri — willing to consider new ideas
  • Esperanto: larĝanima — willing to consider new ideas
  • Finnish: ennakkoluuloton — willing to consider new ideas
  • Finnish: avaramielinen — willing to consider new ideas
  • French: ouvert d'esprit — willing to consider new ideas
  • German: aufgeschlossen — willing to consider new ideas
  • Greek: ανοιχτόμυαλος (anoichtómyalos) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Italian: aperto — willing to consider new ideas
  • Italian: aperto di mente — willing to consider new ideas
  • Italian: disponibile — willing to consider new ideas
  • Māori: mākohakoha — willing to consider new ideas
  • Marathi: खुल्या मनाचा (khulyā manācā) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Occitan: dobèrt — willing to consider new ideas
  • Occitan: aberit — willing to consider new ideas
  • Occitan: dobèrt d'esperit — willing to consider new ideas
  • Portuguese: de mente aberta — willing to consider new ideas
  • Russian: непредвзя́тый (nepredvzjátyj) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Russian: непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Russian: широ́ких взгля́дов (širókix vzgljádov) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Russian: с широ́ким кругозо́ром (s širókim krugozórom) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Slovene: odprtega duha — willing to consider new ideas
  • Spanish: abierto de mente — willing to consider new ideas
  • Spanish: abierto — willing to consider new ideas
  • Spanish: de mentalidad abierta — willing to consider new ideas
  • Turkish: açık fikirli — willing to consider new ideas
  • Turkish: geniş — willing to consider new ideas
  • Ukrainian: неупере́джений (neuperédženyj) — willing to consider new ideas
  • Vietnamese: khai phóng — willing to consider new ideas
  • Vietnamese: phóng khoáng — willing to consider new ideas
  • Vietnamese: cởi mở — willing to consider new ideas