fairmindedness

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A form of fair-mindedness — The characteristic of being fair-minded.

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Meanings

nounfairmindedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative 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

Origin

From fairminded + -ness.

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APA

fairmindedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairmindedness

MLA

“fairmindedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairmindedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairmindedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairmindedness.

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