Closed-earedness

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A reluctance or aversion to listening to new styles of music. uncountable

    "An interesting concept that has gained some momentum over the last twenty years has been that of open and closed-earedness."

Example

More examples

"An interesting concept that has gained some momentum over the last twenty years has been that of open and closed-earedness."

Etymology

From closed-eared + -ness.

More for "closed-earedness"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.