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PRONUNCIATION OF NARROW-MINDEDNESS

narrow-mindedness  [ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NARROW-MINDEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Narrow-Mindedness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NARROW-MINDEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of narrow-mindedness in the English dictionary

The definition of narrow-mindedness in the dictionary is the quality or state of having a biased or illiberal viewpoint; bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NARROW-MINDEDNESS


absent-mindedness
ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
air-mindedness
ˈɛəˌmaɪndɪdnɪs
bull-headedness
ˌbʊlˈhɛdɪdnɪs
bullheadedness
ˌbʊlˈhedɪdnɪs
candidness
ˈkændɪdnɪs
double-mindedness
ˌdʌbəlˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
even-handedness
ˌiːv ənˈhændɪdnɪs
free-handedness
ˌfriːˈhændɪdnɪs
guardedness
ˈɡɑːdɪdnɪs
handedness
ˈhændɪdnɪs
hardhandedness
ˌhɑːdˈhændɪdnɪs
mindedness
ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
offhandedness
ˈɒfˈhændɪdnɪs
open-mindedness
ˌəʊpənˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
pig-headedness
ˌpɪɡˈhedɪdnɪs
single-mindedness
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
small-mindedness
ˌsmɔːlˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
sordidness
ˈsɔːdɪdnɪs
strong-mindedness
ˌstrɒŋˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
ungroundedness
ʌnˈɡraʊndɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NARROW-MINDEDNESS

narratory
narre
narrow
narrow boat
narrow gauge
narrow money
narrow seas
narrow squeak
narrow-gauge line
narrow-minded
narrow-mindedly
narrow-shouldered
narrowband
narrowcast
narrowcasting
narrowing
narrowish
narrowly
narrowness
narrows

WORDS THAT END LIKE NARROW-MINDEDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
boundedness
business
fondness
goodness
hardness
indebtedness
kindness
loudness
madness
oddness
preparedness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness
wickedness

Synonyms and antonyms of narrow-mindedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «narrow-mindedness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NARROW-MINDEDNESS

Find out the translation of narrow-mindedness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of narrow-mindedness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «narrow-mindedness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狭隘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrechez mental
570 millions of speakers

English

narrow-mindedness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकीर्णता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضيق الأفق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ограниченность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estreiteza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুদারতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´étroitesse d´esprit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemikiran sempit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Engstirnigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偏狭さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좁은 마인드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sempit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có trí óc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய மனப்பான்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरुंद मनाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dar görüşlülüğünden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ristrettezza mentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciasnota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмеженість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngustime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενοκεφαλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekrompenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trångsynthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trangsynthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of narrow-mindedness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NARROW-MINDEDNESS»

The term «narrow-mindedness» is regularly used and occupies the 68.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NARROW-MINDEDNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «narrow-mindedness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «narrow-mindedness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about narrow-mindedness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NARROW-MINDEDNESS»

Discover the use of narrow-mindedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to narrow-mindedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
God Is Love
At almost the same time as Marx was writing this (1843), he wrote in another essay that religion was "narrow-mindedness," saying that religion "is not the cause of secular narrow-mindedness, but its manifestation." He disapproved of regarding ...
K. H. Ting, 2004
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The Synonym Finder
3. ultranatipnalist, superpatriotic, isolationist, cha vinistic, jingoistic, partisan; (all of politics) right-win rightist, Birchist, Birchite, Bourbonian, Hunkerou Tory, Toryish . narrow-mindedness, n. 1. narrowness, prejudic bias, prejudgment, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
3
Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to ...
The whole notion of narrow-mindedness, the downside of being narrow-minded, is part of the argument for the need for compassion. When you advertise if you talk about “dealing with narrow- mindedness,” people might think, What is it for?
Paul Ekman, 2008
4
The Unitarian Register
are consanguineous, and that their great-grandparents are those very worthy people whose names are Bigotry and Narrow-mindedness. Now, as everybody knows, there has existed a longstanding family feud between these people and Uni- ...
‎1910
5
Christian Register
are consanguineous, and that their great-grandparents are those very worthy people whose names are Bigotry and Narrow-mindedness. Now, as everybody knows, there has existed a longstanding family feud between these people and ...
‎1910
6
Leaves of Healing
Twentieth Century Denominational Narrow-mindedness. The narrow- mindedness of the Jew of the olden time is in many things not a circumstance to the narrow-mindedness of the Baptist of the twentieth century. It does not begin to compare ...
John Alexander Dowie, 1903
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Prediction or Prophecy?: The Boundaries of Economic ...
This said, the argument of narrow-mindedness can concisely be written as, (1) Scientists are (for systematic, methodological reasons) highly specialized and thus narrow-minded. (2) Narrow-mindedness might lead to mistakes due to omission.
Prof. Dr. Holm Tetens, Gregor Betz, 2007
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Medical Challenges for the New Millennium: An ...
I conclude that the narrow-mindedness is more a close-mindedness or a mental block - in any case a factor in preventing real integration of CAM into our medical system. After this a clarifying statement concerning my understanding of narrow-  ...
Stefan N. Willich, Susanna Elm, 2001
9
The Concept "horse" Paradox and Wittgensteinian Conceptual ...
Anscombe's view resembles Frege's. Valberg's, in its way, resembles Kerry's. Unlike Kerry perhaps believed, Valberg doesn't believe that everything that is is an individual; Valberg does not suffer from the narrow-mindedness he sees in many ...
Kelly Dean Jolley, 2007
10
Open-Mindedness and Education
(6) A term such as narrow-minded seems to apply mainly to the possession sense, A is narrow-minded if he holds certain views and opinions. Narrow- mindedness applies to one who fails to extend the same judgment 6 CHAPTER 1 .
William Hare, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NARROW-MINDEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term narrow-mindedness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inverting the Philosopher King Theory
... in the positive, especially when many of these voracious leaders are suffering woefully from academic bankruptcy and narrow-mindedness. «Sierra Express Media, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: Candidates aren't like you and me
Mark Twain said: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad ... «Opelousas Daily World, Jul 15»
3
Candidates aren't like you and me
Mark Twain said: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
4
Report: LGBT people face widespread inequality in Scotland
These memories and the narrow-mindedness of people in my town left me hating the place. I stopped going outside and would only get jobs ... «KaleidoScot, Jul 15»
5
Talking about heroes — Sin Chew Daily
Blame that on the narrow-mindedness of some. It seems that our eyes only register our own skin color. When we identify ourselves too strongly ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
6
Talking about heroes
Blame that on the narrow-mindedness of some. It seems that our eyes only register our own skin color. When we identify ourselves too strongly ... «Sin Chew Jit Poh, Jul 15»
7
The Duality of Dixie: This century's civil war
... and a patchwork quilt of shame implicating them in a history of racial injustice, narrow-mindedness and a rogues gallery of other atrocities. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
8
Pandelidis way off base on racism, collectivism (letter)
... fallacious creed that fails to understand that every person is unique and uniquely valuable" and that racism represents "narrow-mindedness.". «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»
9
'Muslims, Christians have no reason to dwell on differences'
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday urged everyone to “fast from discrimination and narrow-mindedness” as the country celebrates ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Dialogue in Libya: challenges and conditions of success
... through focused workgroups, surveys and questionnaires were absent, and instead the dialogue process was met with narrow-mindedness. «Open Democracy, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Narrow-Mindedness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/narrow-mindedness>. Apr 2024 ».
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