open ears
- listeningAttending to sound
- attentivePaying close notice
- receptiveOpen to input
- hearPerceive by ear
- alertWarning or watchfulness
perked · tuned · aware · understanding · sympathetic · ready · focused · engaged · curious · interested · heed · absorbing · welcoming · accessible · approachable · mindful · patient · considerate
receptivity to listening
open earsdeaf ears
Unwillingness to hear
tuning out · stonewalling · shutting out · turning a deaf ear · dismissiveness
mental openness to ideas
open earsclosed-mindedness
Refusal to consider other views
narrow-mindedness · unreceptiveness · pigheadedness · stubbornness · inflexibility
attentiveness
open earsinattention
Lack of focus
distraction · absent-mindedness · zoning out · disengagement · obliviousness