open-mindedness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   willingness to consider unfamiliar ideas, arguments, or evidence without prejudice

   Scientific inquiry requires patience, hopefulness, and open-mindedness toward unexpected results.

From open-minded + -ness. Open has described receptiveness to ideas since early modern English, while minded marks a person's disposition; the noun names the corresponding intellectual attitude.

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