Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.

    engstirnig, kleingeistig, beschränkt

    ограни́ченныйograníčennyj, недалёкийnedaljókij, твердоло́быйtverdolóbyj

    вузьколо́бийvuzʹkolóbyj

  2. Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.

    engstirnig

    с предрассу́дкамиs predrassúdkami, предвзя́тыйpredvzjátyj, узколо́быйuzkolóbyj

More definitions
  • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
  • rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
  • capable of being shocked

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas:
Русский
By meaning 2
having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas:
intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas:

Origin

From narrow + minded.

From narrow + minded.

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Forms

more narrow-minded, most narrow-minded

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view:narrow
  • capable of being shocked:shockable

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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