ear-minded
[ eer-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈɪərˌmaɪn dɪd /
adjective
tending to perceive one's environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc.
Words nearby ear-minded
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
OTHER WORDS FROM ear-minded
ear-mind·ed·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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 SchmuckerNot many people are ear-minded; not nearly so many are as eye-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney BrewsterIn the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.
Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney BrewsterBut Madam English Sparrow was apparently eye-minded rather than ear-minded.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker