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fairmindedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From fairminded + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of fair-mindedness.
    • More than just a requirement of etiquette, fairmindedness is based on these important realities: Everyone is capable of error; generally, in complex issues the truth does not lie entirely on either side of the argument; and familiar views often seem superior even when they are not. 1995, Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, A Guide to Sociological Thinking, →ISBN, page 31: