US /ˌfɛrˈmaɪndɪd/ UK /ˌfeəˈmaɪndɪd/
adj Freq #72056

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    willing to judge people or issues impartially and without prejudice

    A fair-minded legislator listens to both sides before deciding.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · willing to judge people or... impartialunbiasedevenhanded
More equitable
Opposites
Word family
Forms fairmindedness
Derived forms fair-mindedness
Related forms fairnessequity

Etymology

A compound of fair in its sense "just, equitable" + minded, "having a particular disposition or way of thinking."

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