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broad-mindedness

broad-mindedness

5.6
A willingness to accept different opinions and ways of life
  • noun
  • /ˌbrɔːdˈmaɪndədnəs/
translation icon : tolerancia

Examples

  • In a way, you have to applaud the broad-mindedness.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • For all this, there was an abiding broad-mindedness about Dulwich.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Liberal generosity and broad-mindedness are at bottom a kind of looseness and self-abandonment.

    Academic text (2008)
  • His broad-mindedness allowed him to appreciate music from cultures different from his own.

  • The committee praised her for her broad-mindedness in considering all viewpoints during the debate.

  • Broad-mindedness is essential in a diverse community to foster understanding and collaboration.

Synonyms

openness
vsbroad-mindedness
35 3.9

Being willing to try or accept new ideas and experiences

is about accepting or tolerating unusual beliefs and behaviors
capaciousness
vsbroad-mindedness
8.9

A mind that can understand many different ideas and subjects

focuses on willingness to accept or tolerate others rather than mental range

Antonyms

50 4.6

Not willing to accept small annoyances or people with different views

Not willing to accept opinions or ways that are different from your own

How Open-Minded

broad-mindedness
5.6
tolerance
160 3.7
intolerance
50 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

broad-mindedness = broad-minded (transparent) = broad + minded + ness

The noun is a direct nominalization of the adjective 'broad-minded' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word broad-mindedness comes from three simple parts: broad, meaning 'wide', mind, meaning 'thoughts', and the ending -ness which turns it into a quality. Think of it as a 'wide mind' that can hold many ideas and accept different people, so it means being willing to accept different opinions.