Dictionary

fair-minded en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹˈmaɪndɪd/ (General-American)
• /ˈfɛːˌmaɪndɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹˌmaɪndɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”).

Meanings

1. Impartial and unbiased.
   • In these circumstances any fair-minded observer must regard the mishap as a stroke of sheer ill-luck. 1961 March, “Talking of Trains: That Royal Train failure”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 135:
   • I am not a fair-minded woman. It is simply that I dislike being indebted to a—to a pig. 1943, Walter R[ollin] Brooks, Freddy and the Bean Home News, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC:
   • "You pretend to be a fair-minded man." / "How absurd. How could a man of my position be fair-minded toward you? You might as well speak of a Spaniard being fair-minded toward a piece of steak." 1922 June, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”, in Tales of the Jazz Age, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published September 1922, →OCLC, part VI, page 167:

Forms

Deriveds

fairmindedness · fairmindedly · fair-mindedly · fair-mindedness

Synonyms

nonpartisan · fairhanded · cold · unbigoted · clinical · objective · nonpersonal · nonaligned · fair · impartial · nonpartial · disinterested · unpartial · unprejudiced · uninterested · unprepossessed · unpartisan · equal · fair-minded · detached · equitable · indistinguishing · evenhanded · neutral · just · imprejudicate · fairhanded · egal · indifferent · dispassionate · unbiased · neuter · candid

Translations (18)

ru непредубеждённый (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · sh nepristran (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · fi tasapuolinen (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · bg безпристрастен (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · cmn 公正的 (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · sh nepristrasan (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · et õiglane (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · ru справедливый (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · vi công bằng (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · ru беспристрастный (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · ka სამართლიანი (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · bg справедлив (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · mk правдољубив (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · gv neuchleaynt (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · gd neo-chlaon (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · vi vô tư (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · cmn 無偏見的 /无偏见的 (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased) · fi oikeudenmukainen (impartial and unbiased — see also impartial, unbiased)