large-minded

[ lahrj-mahyn-did ]

adjective

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

large-minded

adjective

1. generous or liberal in attitudes

Derived Forms

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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of large-minded¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Shakespeare is thus both nativist and international, chauvinistic and large-minded, malleable to incompatible causes and ideologies.

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg

The large-minded statesmanship with which Burke discusses conciliation with the colonies is of like quality with this magnanimous spirit of Alexander.

From Project Gutenberg

I told her it had been said that my husband, who was certainly a very large-minded man in most things, was really narrow about Catholics.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not that I did not every way like and was interested in the friends he introduced to me, outdoor men most of them, and their large-minded, capable wives.

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