Listening to others and fairly contemplating more than one viewpoint while holding your own stance on an issue.
Antonym: see "Liberal Democrat"
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Open mindedness is when even if you think you are right, you know that you can be wrong and are always willing to listen to and hear an opposing or contradictory view.
Open minded people have views but know that their views do not have to be held by everyone. Open minded people also know that their views can be wrong.
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An ability to not dismiss an idea with sneering contempt, simply because it does not fit within your preconceived notions.
Rather than preaching an intolerant ideal of "tolerance" you should strive to be more open minded.
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Having a mind willing to listen to opinions that are different from or conflict with your own; unbiased; unprejudiced.
Unfortunately, it has become a term used by condescending to describe themselves or to mean "you should agree with me."
The irony of term being that modern psychology disproves that people are incapable of being truly open minded. Therefore, if one was to claim that they are open minded, they must be willing to acknowledge that they are not open-minded.
(After a debate on the internet)
Lindsay: You should be more open minded.
Elise: So, in other words, I should agree with you? You are aware you are not being open minded.
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Used primarily on dating and hook-up apps/sites it denotes that the profile owner is open to the use of illicit drugs, chemsex and/or PnP sessions by adding it into there profile header, introduction or any place where the user can enter text.
I work hard and I play even harder and I am very open minded. Iโm looking for hung, toned or muscled guys and who are also open minded, for long play sessions.
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To be up for anything and everything involving sex and life in general!
She is very open minded in and out of the bedroom!
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Doesn't hesitate to say something you want to say, even if the consequences are bad, and no matter what people say about it.
I think you should be more open-minded and say more things you want to say.
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