ear-minded

[ eer-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈɪərˌmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

tending to perceive one's environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc.

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Nearby words

ear to the ground, have one's, ear trumpet, ear tuft, ear wrap, ear-grabbing, ear-minded, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, earache, earball, earbash

Compare eye-minded, motor-minded.

Origin of ear-minded

First recorded in 1885–90

Related forms

ear-mind·ed·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ear-minded

Now, most of the sparrows seem to be ear-minded, at least as far as their recognition of their mates are concerned.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Not many people are ear-minded; not nearly so many are as eye-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster
In the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster
But Madam English Sparrow was apparently eye-minded rather than ear-minded.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker