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closedminded

adj

Etymology

From closed + minded.

  1. inherited from *méntis✻ — “thought”
  2. inherited from *mundiz✻
  3. inherited from *mundi✻
  4. inherited from mynd
  5. inherited from minde
  6. suffixed as minded — “mind + ed”
  7. compounded as closedminded — “closed + minded”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of close-minded.

    • Paul (1990), as a basic part of his program for critical thinking, contrasts fairminded critical thinkers with both uncritical thinkers and closedminded critical thinkers.

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