ear-minded

[eer-mahyn-did]

adjective

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

Compare eye-minded, motor-minded.

Origin of ear-minded

First recorded in 1885–90

Related formsear-mind·ed·ness, noun

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Historical Examples of ear-minded

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
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
But Madam English Sparrow was apparently eye-minded rather than ear-minded.
The Meaning of Evolution
Samuel Christian Schmucker