o·pen-mind·ed

[oh-puhn-mahyn-did]
adjective
1.
having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments.
2.
unprejudiced; unbigoted; impartial.

Origin:
1820–30

o·pen-mind·ed·ly, adverb
o·pen-mind·ed·ness, noun
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open-minded
 
adj
having a mind receptive to new ideas, arguments, etc; unprejudiced
 
open-'mindedly
 
adv
 
open-'mindedness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

open-minded
also openminded, open minded, 1828, first recorded in Carlyle; from open + mind (n.).
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Example sentences
He lacks the intelligence to be skeptically open-minded.
Better yet, she proves to be remarkably open-minded.
The outcome was a group of hardy, open-minded travelers who packed an enormous
  amount of living in two short weeks.
The event was a coming-out party for misfits, mavericks and pioneers, as well
  as open-minded members of the mainstream.
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