closed-eared

Definitions

1. 1

   Reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music.

   • 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.
   • 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.
2. 2

   Uninterested in listening to others

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

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