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nar·row-mind·ed
(năr′ō-mīn′dĭd)adj.
Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.
nar′row-mind′ed·ly adv.
nar′row-mind′ed·ness n.
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narrow-minded
adj
having a biased or illiberal viewpoint; bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced
ˌnarrow-ˈmindedly adv
ˌnarrow-ˈmindedness n
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nar′row-mind′ed
adj.
having a closed mind; biased.
[1615–25]
nar′row-mind′ed•ly, adv.
nar′row-mind′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. narrow-minded - capable of being shocked
2. narrow-minded - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
3. narrow-minded - rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
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narrow-minded
adjective intolerant, conservative, prejudiced, biased, provincial, petty, reactionary, parochial, short-sighted, bigoted, insular, opinionated, small-minded, hidebound, illiberal, strait-laced He's just a narrow-minded bigot.
catholic, cosmopolitan, tolerant, open-minded, indulgent, permissive, broad-minded, unprejudiced, freethinking
catholic, cosmopolitan, tolerant, open-minded, indulgent, permissive, broad-minded, unprejudiced, freethinking
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narrow-minded
adjective1. Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example:
2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:
3. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:
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narrow-minded
[ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] (pej) ADJ [person] → estrecho de miras, de mentalidad cerrada ; [views] → intolerante, cerrado ; [ideas, outlook] → cerradoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
narrow-minded
[ˌnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] adj (pej) (person) → di idee ristrette ; (views, outlook) → ristretto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
narrow
(ˈnӕrəu) adjective1. having or being only a small distance from side to side. a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross. eng ضَيِّق тесен estreito úzký schmal smal στενός estrecho kitsas درازوباریک kapea étroit צר संकीर्ण uzak keskeny sempit þröngur stretto 狭い 폭이 좁은 siauras šaurs sempit smal smal, trang wąski اوږد او نرى estreito îngust узкий úzky ozek uzak smal, trång แคบ dar 狹窄的 вузький تنگ hẹp 狭窄的
2. only just managed. a narrow escape. noue نجاةٌ بأُعْجوبَه малък (por um) triz těsný, jen tak tak knapp kneben; med nød og næppe δύσκολος escaso üle noatera درازوباریک täpärä réussi de justesse בְּנֵס थोरी-सी गुंजायश वाला tijesan hajszálon múlt ... nyaris gagal naumur, tæpur (riuscito per poco) やっとの 아슬아슬한 vos ne vos pasiektas, nežymus grūts; knaps nyaris-nyaris op het nippertje knepen, med nød og neppe nieznaczny, ledwo osiągnięty سطحى،سرسرى،نرى (por um) triz ca prin minune трудный, еле достаточный tesný, len tak-tak tesen jedva med knapp nöd หวุดหวิด kıl payı 勉強的 вузький; тісний بہت تھوڑا eo hẹp 勉强的
3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough. beperk ضَيِّق الأفُق ограничен limitado omezený, malicherný beschränkt snæver; begrænset περιορισμένος reducido kitsarinnaline کم پهنا suppea borné מצומצם, צר संकीर्ण ograničen, oskudan korlátozott dangkal takmarkaður ristretto, limitato 狭い 편협한 ribotas aprobežots; ierobežots sempit, tidak meluas beperkt snever, trangsynt, bornert ograniczony تنګ،كم سوره limitado limitat ограниченный obmedzený omejen oskudan ensidig, trångsynt, inskränkt ไม่กว้าง dar, sınırlı 狹隘的 обмежений ناکافي hẹp hòi 狭隘的
verb to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed. vernou يَضيق стеснявам (се) estreitar-se zúžit (se) schmäler werden. machen blive smal στενεύω estrechar kitsenema, kitsendama محدود کردن kaventua rétrécir לְהָצֵר संकीर्ण suziti se (be)szűkít; elkeskenyedik menyempit þrengjast restringere, restringersi 狭くする 좁아지다 (su)siaurėti, (su)siaurinti, pri(si)merkti sašaurināt; sašaurināties menjadi sempit versmallen innsnevre, gjøre/bli smalere zwęzić się له سوره كميدل estreitar-se a (se) îngusta суживать(ся) zúžiť (sa) zožiti (se) suziti göra smalare, smalna av ทําให้แคบลง daralmak, daraltmak 窄化,變窄 звужувати(ся) تنگ کرنا thu hẹp 变窄
ˈnarrowly adverb closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head. rakelings بشيءٍ قليل، بِشَق النَّفْس насмалко por pouco těsně, o chloupek eng kneben; med nød og næppe μόλις por poco hädavaevu از نزدیک juuri ja juuri de justesse בקצת, בצמצום निकट से tijesno, jedva jedvice épphogy nyaris mengenai naumlega (per poco) かろうじて 좁게 vos, nežymiai, atidžiai gandrīz; tikko hamper-hampir, nyaris net knepent, med nød og neppe o włos له نږدى por pouco cu puţin чуть; еле-еле tesne, o chlp tesno za dlaku med knapp nöd, nätt och jämnt อย่างหวุดหวิด darı darına, kıl payı 勉強地,以毫釐之差 ледве, мало не بالکل قريب سے suýt nữa 狭窄地,勉强地
ˈnarrows noun plural a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait. nou مَضيق، بوغاز пролив estreito úžina, průliv, ulička die Meerenge sund τα στενά (για θαλάσσιο πέρασμα) estrecho merekitsus تنگناوگردنه kapeikko passage étroit מֵיצָר संकीर्ण morski tjesnac szoros selat sund stretto 海峡 해협 sąsmauka, siauruma šaurums sempit engte trangt sund przesmyk تنګه غاړه،سردنه estreito strâmtoare узкии пролив; канал úžina morska ožina tesnac trångt farvatten, gatt ช่องแคบ dar boğaz 海峽 вузька частина تنگ آبنائے cửa biển hẹp 海峡
ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own. eng, bekrompe ضيِّق العَقْل، مُتَعَصِّب тесногръд bitolado úzkoprsý engstirnig snæversynet στενόμυαλος de miras estrechas, estrecho de miras kitsarinnaline کوته فکر ahdasmielinen à l'esprit étroit צַר אוֹפֶק संकीर्ण विचारों वाला uskogrudan, ograničen szűk látókörű picik þröngsÿnn di mente ristretta 狭量な 마음이 좁은 siauraprotis aprobežots; aizspriedumains berfikiran sempit bekrompen snever-/trangsynt ograniczony بى فكره tacanho limitat, îngust узколобый úzkoprsý ozkosrčen uskogrud trångsynt, inskränkt ใจแคบ dar görüşlü, bağnaz 心胸狹窄的 недалекий تنگ ذہن hẹp hòi 气量狭小的
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narrow-minded
→ ضَيّقُ الْعَقْلِ úzkoprsý snæversynet engstirnig στενόμυαλος intolerante ahdasmielinen borné uskogrudan di vedute ristrette 了見の狭い 마음이 좁은 bekrompen trangsynt ograniczony bitolado , limitado косный trångsynt ใจแคบ dar görüşlü thiển cận 小心眼的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009