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[ adjective ] (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open mind

Synonyms

hospitable

Examples

"hospitable to new ideas" "open to suggestions"

Used in print

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

Oversized monsters are never brought home either alive or preserved , and field measurements are obviously open_to doubt because of the universal tendency to exaggerate dimensions .

However , as a field measurement , it is open_to question .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

A third aspect , and probably the one open_to most controversy , is the results of the election .

Related terms

receptive

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[ adjective ] (`capable' is usually followed by `of' or `to') possibly accepting or permitting

Examples

"a passage capable of misinterpretation" "open to interpretation" "an issue open to question" "the time is subject to much variation"

Used in print

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

The velocity value used is also open_to some question ; if a substantial fraction of the dust is orbiting about the Earth , only about one_third the above_mentioned average velocity should be used in deriving the mass .

Related terms

susceptible

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