undoctrinaire
adjective
formaluk/ˌʌn.dɒk.trɪˈneər/us/ˌʌn.dɑːk.trəˈner/notbasedon orfollowingfixedbeliefs:
This is in manywaysathoroughlyundoctrinairebook,filledwithclearpracticalcriticismandmaturejudgement.
He was aremarkablecompositionteacherbecause he was so undoctrinaire, andencouragedhisstudentsto settheirimaginationsfree.
- Lastweekthe undoctrinairefinanceministerurgedflexibilityif theeconomywashitbylabourshortages.
- Her undoctrinairepassionforliteraturemeantthat sheunfailinglyattractedto herclassesstudentsof allagesanddispositions.
- Thealbumis adelightfulmixtureofFrenchandItalianstyles,typicalof his undoctrinaireapproachtomusicthroughouthislife.
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- crowd
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- multicultural
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- ultra-traditional
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist