ear
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2.3
- noun
- /ɪr/
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oído
- One thing has been made evident: the musical ear is more common than has been generally supposed.
- play by ear
- ear training
- music by ear
Did you always have that like ear for like being on key?
- Did you always have that like ear for like being on key?
- OK, listen, I can hear by ear a little bit.
- And if it didn't sound right to his ear, he rewrote it and rewrote it.
- Let let me ask you about something that even to my ear, cut wrong.
- And like that shit really shaped like my ear for sound.
- It's just interesting to develop ear and but Nabokov is cold.
Examples
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Without any prior knowledge of music notation, he knows "by ear" when his solution sounds right.
Academic text (1991) -
Many students have rewarding school music experiences without gaining much fluency in ear playing and improvisation.
Academic text (2012) -
Sound is the material of music and what the ear is designed for.
Academic text (2012) -
To his practiced ear, it sounds good and it looks good.
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Educators have long questioned the specific role of the ear in music learning.
Academic text (2012) -
Learn and perform related songs or patterns by rote or by ear before playing from notation.
Academic text (2011) -
For understanding, creating, and expressively organizing sound as music, the ear is the musician's ultimate asset.
Academic text (2012) -
Around the world, aural transmission of music and ear-based performance are the norm.
Academic text (2012) -
In the experiment, twenty-four college instrumentalists learned simple melodies by ear such that they could perform them accurately.
Academic text (2012) -
He has a natural ear for music, allowing him to pick up melodies easily.
Synonyms
635
4.3
A natural skill for things like timing, direction, or humor
192
1.0
The ability to notice sounds
2
2.3
The ability to hear sounds
1
3.9
A natural ability to recognize and enjoy music
1
8.7
Someone who can hear very small differences in sounds or musical notes
1
4.5
The ability to hear and understand sounds
1
3.7
To hear sounds with your ears
The ability to hear and understand musical sounds like pitch and rhythm
The ability to hear sounds through the ears
Idioms
- Archaic
1
9.9
You are in a dangerous situation where giving up is as risky as staying
- Informal
Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them
- Informal
To pay close attention to what people say and do to know what is happening
- Informal
Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later
- Informal
Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone
- Informal
Speak to someone for a very long time in a way that annoys them
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.5
A space filled with air behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones that carry sound to the inner ear
- Specialized
1
7.4
A lumpy, swollen outer ear that develops after repeated hits, common in boxers and wrestlers
- Specialized
1
3.3
The visible part of the ear and the ear canal that collect sound and send it to the eardrum
- Specialized
A tall flowering plant that grows on dry hills in the western United States
A small plant with white flowers that grows year after year in cold Arctic and mountain areas
A small plant with white flowers and hairy leaves that grows in Arctic and mountain areas
- Specialized
A plant with bright orange flowers shaped like small lips that grow in rings
- Specialized
Hearing loss caused by problems with the small bones in the middle ear
- Specialized
A small plant with tiny white flowers that scientists often use in plant research
- Specialized
The part of the ear inside the head that helps you hear and keep balance
- UK
A brown ear-shaped edible mushroom that grows on dead wood and is used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A small central space inside the inner ear that helps control balance and links hearing parts
How Musical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ear meaning musical ability comes from the same body part — if you have a good ear you can 'hear' small differences in sound, so the word now means the skill of noticing and understanding music or speech.