fair-minded

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌfɛrˈmaɪndɪd/ UK /ˌfeəˈmaɪndɪd/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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... impartial unbiased evenhanded

More equitable

Opposites

biased prejudiced partisan

Word family

Forms fairmindedness

Derived forms fair-mindedness

Related forms fairness equity

Etymology

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

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