broadmindedness

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English

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Etymology

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broadminded +‎ -ness

Noun

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broadmindedness (uncountable)

  1. State or quality of being broadminded; openness to new things and new ideas.
    • 2009 July 26, Harsimarbir Singh, “Becoming a Dukie (and an American)”, in New York Times[1]:
      I knew I had entered a land of broadmindedness, kick-starting my evolution toward the Western way of life.