English Explanatory Dictionary

fair-minded

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Impartial and unbiased.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/ /ˈfɛːˌmaɪndɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fair-minded.wav /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹˈmaɪndɪd/ /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹˌmaɪndɪd/

Word forms

fair-minded more fair-minded most fair-minded fairminded

Etymology

From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”).

Synonyms

fair fairhanded just candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fair-minded disinterested dispassionate impartial imprejudicate indifferent indistinguishing neuter neutral nonaligned nonpartial nonpartisan nonpersonal objective unbiased unbigoted uninterested unpartial unpartisan unprejudiced unprepossessed

Derived words

fair-mindedly fairmindedly fair-mindedness fairmindedness
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