what's the opposite of that?
open minded
I would say "close minded", although "closed minded" is an alternative.
abc, I agree with you. I also never heard close-minded before. It is narrow-minded that I have heard the most.
Where are you guys from? You must not be native spakers of English, since it's not an uncommon word...
Boy, abs:"I also never heard close-minded before."
What you never heard doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist, whether you are native speaker or not.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/close-minded
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=close-minded
What you never heard doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist, whether you are native speaker or not.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/close-minded
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=close-minded
I'd say "He is narrow-minded" or "he has a closed mind". "He is closed-minded" seems awkward and unnatural, I would not use it myself.
Afrikaans has a word for such a person that I think is very descriptive, it is verkrampte. It is used in South African English too.
Afrikaans has a word for such a person that I think is very descriptive, it is verkrampte. It is used in South African English too.
""He is closed-minded" seems awkward and unnatural, I would not use it myself. "
Maybe in your African language, but not English.
Maybe in your African language, but not English.
Closed-minded (never "close-minded) is not incorrect, it is fairly widely used in Britain. I simply think that it is slightly awkward. Perhaps this is why some say "close-minded". Would they say "the milk bottle is close" or "the close milk bottle" instead of "the closed milk bottle"?
Afrikaans is a West-Germanic language of the Low Franconian branch for your information, though it is spoken in Africa.
Afrikaans is a West-Germanic language of the Low Franconian branch for your information, though it is spoken in Africa.