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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A reluctance or aversion to listening to new styles of music..
An interesting concept that has gained some momentum over the last twenty years has been that of open and closed-earedness.
Children appear to experience phases of 'open-earedness', such as middle childhood, where they tolerate a large amount of musical styles, and 'closed-earedness', such as adolescence, where their preferences are far more constrained.
In childhood we are 'open-eared' and like lots of different things. In adolescence we have a period of 'closed-earedness', when we pick our allegiances and music is very important.
All this research implies that lasting preferences seem likely to be formed at the critical adolescent period, coinciding with a phase of closed-earedness, although they are subject to further development over the lifespan.
Use closed-earedness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Closed-earedness means A reluctance or aversion to listening to new styles of music..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include open-earedness.
An interesting concept that has gained some momentum over the last twenty years has been that of open and closed-earedness.
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