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121closed-minded — /klohzd muyn did/, adj. having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It s hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed minded person. [modeled after OPEN MINDED] * * * …
122ear-minded — ear mindedness, n. /ear muyn did/, adj. tending to perceive one s environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc. Cf. eye minded, motor minded. [1885 90] * * * …
123eye-minded — eye mindedness, n. /uy muyn did/, adj. disposed to perceive one s environment in visual terms and to recall sights more vividly than sounds, smells, etc. Cf. ear minded, motor minded. [1885 90] * * * …
124like-minded — like mindedly, adv. like mindedness, n. /luyk muyn did/, adj. having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like minded friend. [1520 30; LIKE1 + MINDED] * * * …
125motor-minded — motor mindedness, n. /moh teuhr muyn did/, adj. disposed to perceive one s environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity. Cf. ear minded, eye minded. [1895 1900] * * * …
126single-minded — single mindedly, adv. single mindedness, n. /sing geuhl muyn did/, adj. 1. having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single minded program. 2. dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single minded in his concern for truth. [1570 80] Syn. 2.… …
127midget-minded — adjective Small minded, stupid. Because of this situation we are producing year after year crops of intellectually dwarfed and midget minded graduates whose limitations make them easy victims for compliance with a continuation of the system …
128absent-minded professor — noun a) A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings. An absent minded professor, in going out of the gateway of his college, ran against a cow. In the confusion of the… …
