closed-eared
closed-eared adjective: reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.
Adjective
closed-eared (comparative more closed-eared, superlative most closed-eared)
- Reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.
- Unfortunately, like the nation's government, we have a bunch of closed-eared baffoons running the nation's country music stations thinking they are cool because they have found Alison Krauss and watering down the airwaves with the young -hat, disco, pop mainstream, line-dance crap.1995 November 22, Dave Lavender, “Bluegrass radio stations?”, in rec.music.country.western (Usenet)
- Ugh... this is what I really hate about musical arguments related to cutting edge music. The characterization that people who prefer this or that genre or flavor (new or old) are conventional or closed-eared, or just plain dull.1996 July 4, Jeff Harrington, “A question about Xenakis”, in rec.music.classical.contemporary (Usenet)
- Antonyms:
- open-eared
- Uninterested in listening to others; inattentive.
- 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.1911, Everybody's Magazine, volume 25, number 6, pages 794–795
- Britain also planned to introduce conscription, more loftily known as National Service, probably yet another blow to the closed-eyed and closed-eared Joachim von Ribbentrop. He would have been even more surprised if he had learned of the convoluted untruths and failed purposes that preceded the...1992, John Weitz, Hitler's diplomat, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, page 201
- Antonyms:
- open-eared
Examples of closed-eared in a sentence
- 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.2007, William Jelani Cobb, To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN...
- Later, when many adolescents become "closed-eared," listening preferences are closely aligned with and guided by peer group norms.2009, Richard A. Shweder, editor, The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion, Chicago, I.L.: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 656:
- Britain also planned to introduce conscription, more loftily known as National Service, probably yet another blow to the closed-eyed and closed-eared Joachim von Ribbentrop.1992, John Weitz, Hitler's diplomat, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, page 201:
- Lydia is still very sceptical of Paul, but Mandy is becoming closed-eared because she doesn't want to hear it.2021 March 26, Daniel Kilkelly, quoting Lisa Riley, “Emmerdale star Lisa Riley promises "every emotion" for Mandy and Paul stunt week”, in...
Antonyms of closed-eared
Forms of closed-eared
| comparative | more closed-eared |
|---|---|
| superlative | most closed-eared |
| alternative form | close-eared |
Words formed from closed-eared
Questions about closed-eared
- What does closed-eared mean?
- Closed-eared means reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.
- How do you use closed-eared in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is closed-eared?
- Closed-eared is an adjective.
Words near closed-eared in the dictionary
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