Closed-eared

Quick meaning: Closed-eared is an adjective meaning Reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.

Meaning

Reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.

More Meanings

1. (rare) Uninterested in listening to others; inattentive.

Example Sentences

I think you have pretty good chance of surviving this sport, unlike some other closed eared/minded new riders.

Later, when many adolescents become "closed-eared," listening preferences are closely aligned with and guided by peer group norms.

Press-agents delight in recounting to open-mouthed and closed-eared reporters stories of the humble beginnings of the brilliant stars whose orbits they control.

The casual observer and the closed-eared critic—of which there are many, if not most—misses the increased artistic complexity that characterized each evolving stage of the music.

Word Forms

• close-eared

Antonyms for closed-eared

Common opposites include open-eared.

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