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Definition of Close-minded
1. Adjective. Not ready to receive to new ideas.
Definition of Close-minded
1. Adjective. unreceptive to new ideas or information. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Close-minded
Literary usage of Close-minded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R D Manning by R D Manning (2003)
"... Mademoiselle, Monsieur Hardy had been a close-minded, hard-hearted man, thinking
merely of his own gain, he would reason this way: 'What do I require to ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi Prius: In the Courts of Queen's by Frederick Augustus Carrington, Andrew Valentine Kirwan, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1852)
"... sulky and sullen," and was described as " a close-minded man," and a " man of
very nasty temper." He had frequently complained of illness, ..."
3. Testimonium Animæ: Or, Greek and Roman Before Jesus Christ; a Series of by Ernest Gottlieb Sihler (1908)
"... such a conceit in your heart: therefore also I cannot forsake you when you
are in distress because you are glib of speech and close-minded and prudent. ..."
4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1861)
"Not the most close-fisted or close-minded client of "Burkitt and Goring" intimated
that the young couple were launching out imprudently. ..."
5. An Autobiography: My Schools and Schoolmasters; Or, The Story of My Education by Hugh Miller (1855)
"I enjoyed among my companions the reputation of being what they termed "
close-minded;" and Danie, satisfied, in some sort, that I deserved the character, ..."
6. Thought and Expression in the Sixteenth Century by Henry Osborn Taylor (1920)
"He shows himself far more close-minded and conservative than Erasmus. But his
was a hard position, writing controversial compositions in a crisis, ..."
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