narrow-mindedness

Questions about narrow-mindedness

What does narrow-mindedness mean?

narrow-mindedness means "an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior".

How many syllables are in narrow-mindedness?

narrow-mindedness has 5 syllables: nar-row--min-ded-ness. The stress falls on "min".

What is another word for narrow-mindedness?

Close synonyms include narrowness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of narrow-mindedness?

The recorded antonyms are broad-mindedness.

Is narrow-mindedness a common word?

narrow-mindedness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.