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large-minded

[ lahrj-mahyn-did ]

adjective

  1. having tolerant views or liberal ideas; broad-minded.


large-minded

adjective

  1. generous or liberal in attitudes


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlarge-ˈmindedness, noun
  • ˌlarge-ˈmindedly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • large-minded·ly adverb
  • large-minded·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of large-minded1

First recorded in 1715–25

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Example Sentences

He was superior in those qualities which men love—he was large-minded and large-hearted, and of noble ideals.

The bouquet was a symbol of the unprecedented generosity natural to this large-minded man.

As careful mental training makes a man large-minded, it makes a woman large-minded.

A Miss Salter, whose parents proved large-minded enough to overlook the glaring fact of the shop, was a fairly frequent visitor.

The great scholar is often anything but the large-minded, whole-souled man which he might have become.

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