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Princeton's WordNet

  1. open-mindedadjective

    ready to entertain new ideas

    "an open-minded curiosity"; "open-minded impartiality"

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  1. open-mindedadjective

    Willing to consider new and different ideas or opinions.

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  1. open-minded

    Open-mindedness is receptiveness to new ideas. Open-mindedness relates to the way in which people approach the views and knowledge of others." Jason Baehr defines an open-minded person as one who "characteristically moves beyond or temporarily sets aside his own doxastic commitments in order to give a fair and impartial hearing to the intellectual opposition". Jack Kwong's definition sees open-mindedness as the "willingness to take a novel viewpoint seriously".According to Wayne Riggs, open-mindedness springs from an awareness of the inherent fallibility of one's beliefs; hence, open-minded individuals are more inclined to listen to, and seriously consider, alternative viewpoints.There are various scales for the measurement of open-mindedness. Harding and Hare have argued that schools should emphasize open-mindedness more than relativism in their science instruction, because the scientific community does not embrace a relativistic way of thinking.Among other things, the critical attitude involves an open-minded outlook with respect to one's beliefs.Open-mindedness is generally considered an important personal attribute for effective participation in management teams and other groups. Open-mindedness is usually encouraged in group settings, within different cultures and new environments. According to David DiSalvo, closed-mindedness, or an unwillingness to consider new ideas, can result from the brain's natural dislike for ambiguity. According to this view, the brain has a "search and destroy" relationship with ambiguity and evidence contradictory to people's current beliefs tends to make them uncomfortable by introducing such ambiguity. Research confirms that belief-discrepant-closed-minded persons have less tolerance for cognitive inconsistency.Virtues contrasting with open-mindedness include steadfastness, loyalty, and fundamentalism.

ChatGPT

  1. open-minded

    Open-minded refers to the willingness to consider, accept, and respect new, diverse, or different ideas, views, opinions, or perspectives from one's own. It involves being flexible, adaptable, and non-judgmental, and implies a readiness to embrace change, learn from others, and entertain unfamiliar or unconventional thoughts or concepts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of open-minded in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of open-minded in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of open-minded in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Maggioncalda:

    I realized I’m a learner, adopting a growth mindset, being open-minded, being curious, being open-hearted to new people and new ideas and learning is important right now. The world is going to look fundamentally different - and that will help you become a pioneer in the new normal.

  2. Paul Casey:

    This isn’t a decision I’ve taken lightly. I wasn’t comfortable going in the past, but I’ve always been open-minded and willing to learn, i believe sport has the power to affect change. I’ve listened to the Saudi commitment to this and their vision for the future.

  3. Sean McVay:

    I think he’s a tremendous player who has a great track record and resume, and I think that all the circumstances surrounding that, that [we] want to be able to be open-minded, this hasn’t exactly been probably what he envisioned, and I think he deserves an opportunity to see if there’s better options out there for him.

  4. Barrick President Kelvin Dushnisky:

    We initiated the process as a package but we are open-minded. If it makes sense to split it up and we will get better value as a whole for that, we will certainly consider it.

  5. Marc Morial:

    Michael Regan has successfully gotten to first base, i think for people who are fair minded and open minded, the truth is that the way people feel will very much be predicated on how they( The Cabinet) perform.


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