fair-minded

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fair-mind·ed

(fâr′mīn′dĭd)

adj.

Just and impartial; not prejudiced.

fair′-mind′ed·ly adv.

fair′-mind′ed·ness n.

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fair-minded

adj

just or impartial

ˌfair-ˈmindedness n

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fair′-mind′ed

adj.

characterized by fair judgment; impartial; unprejudiced.

[1870–75]

fair′-mind′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

fair-minded - of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced

fair, just - free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

fair-minded

adjective impartial, just, fair, reasonable, open-minded, disinterested, unbiased, even-handed, unprejudiced She is one of the most fair-minded people I know.

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fair-minded

adjective

Free from bias in judgment:

disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced.

Idiom: fair and square.

Translations

fair-minded

[ˈfɛəˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ → imparcial

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fair-minded

adj → gerecht

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fair-minded

[ˈfɛəˈmaɪndɪd] adj → equo/a, imparziale

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Adam was a clear-sighted, fair-minded man--a fine fellow, indeed, morally as well as physically.

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No fair-minded girl objects to a certain tinge of jealousy.

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Fyne was not willing to talk; but as I had been already let into the secret, the fair-minded little man recognized that I had some right to information if I insisted on it.

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Directly I ran my eye over it I fore- saw trouble ahead unless the people of the other part were quite exceptionally fair-minded and open to argument.

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