English

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Etymology

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From closedminded +‎ -ness.

Noun

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closedmindedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of close-mindedness
    • 2005, James L. Gibson, Amanda Gouws, Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa: Experiments in Democratic Persuasion, →ISBN, page 203:
      In general, support for the hypothesized connection between closedmindedness and threat perceptions is found only among whites.