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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable" [syn: unshockable, broad-minded] [ant: narrow-minded, shockable]
2: inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" [ant: narrow, narrow-minded]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1850 1. tolerant of varied views 2. inclined to condone minor departures from conventional behavior • broad-mindedly adverb • broad-mindedness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. tolerant or liberal in one's views. Derivatives: broad-mindedly adv. broad-mindedness n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also broadminded If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral. ...a fair and broad-minded man. ? narrow-minded ADJ [approval]