Meaning of open-eared | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Listening closely to something; attentive.
2. Being receptive or open-minded to new styles of music.
3. Synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).

Examples

“Companies should be open-eared to feedback from their customers.”

“"She is passionate yet level-headed, committed but collaborative, and focused on making important change⟳, while remaining creative and effective," Damodaran wrote in an email to the News. "As a leader, she is extremely communicative and open-eared, which has allowed our group to be most effective in its review⟳ of sexual climate at Yale."”

“Except I was standing underneath Front Street, hard-hatted and open-eared, as representatives from Toronto's Union Station painted a picture of the retail paradise that this cavern was to become⟳.”

“Be open⟳ about your fears and anxieties, and be open-eared to your husband's feelings and thoughts too.”

“At its best, his writing was open-eared and curious, concerned with both his roots and their limitations.”

“Many people tend⟳ to listen⟳ to what they know⟳, but others are more open-eared.”

“Which is everywhere—being open-eared is ostensibly a sign⟳ of anti-racism (not really) and gender progressivism (also not really) and is at least slightly aligned with the tenets of poptimism.”

“The audience was welcome⟳ and open-eared but also intrigued and riled up, and that's what Burton gave back to them.”

“He dropped out of college and moved to New York in 1958, bringing a sanguine, open-eared approach⟳ and a grounding in the trombone's early-jazz history. In turn⟳, he helped broaden the possibilities of an emerging avant-garde scene.”

“It is an open-eared ethos that has led him to a wide group of collaborators, from younger British musicians such as the Mercury prize-nominated saxophonist Nubya Garcia to his fellow Chicagoans Junius Paul and Ben LaMar Gay.”

“He believes that SoundCloud gave him the chance to reach⟳ open-eared listeners when starting out, and he's since channelled online momentum into real-world opportunities.”

“Not sure if Rat shack has any more decent headphones (you might find⟳ some old Pro-25's that they might still have⟳ in stock⟳ if you're lucky) but those are open⟳ eared.”

“While they are small open⟳ eared headphones, they have⟳ excellent sound⟳ quality, are fairly comfortable for wearing for long periods of time, and the bass response on them is absolutely incredible.”

“While the original's^([sic]) let⟳ in nearly as much external sound⟳ as open-eared sets, we didn't really notice⟳ the same problem here -- that said, there's no way to tell⟳ how it would fair^([sic]) on the likes of NYC's subway just yet.”

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