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  • noun A measure of the ease or pleasure in listening to something, such as music.

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Examples

  • As far as 'listenability' (to borrow from Bud Light a bit) goes, the album is decent.

    The Red and Black 2010

  • I have yet to hear one of these orators yet who could intone a sentence with any listenability.

    Harry Potter Update Bill Crider 2007

  • The songs are really good, and the songs have always been good, but I think the listenability of the songs has evolved over the last couple of years.

    Raveonettes Bring the '60s Back 2008

  • Despite the general un-listenability of the record well, there are a few decent songs, but most are a bit high-concept for my taste I am still quite curious to see the film itself.

    "Music From the Body," Roger Waters and Ron Geesin, 1970 JE 2008

  • The songs are really good, and the songs have always been good, but I think the listenability of the songs has evolved over the last couple of years.

    Raveonettes Bring the '60s Back 2008

  • The nice thing about the album is it's re-listenability.

    The Kooks RICHARD 2007

  • The nice thing about the album is it's re-listenability.

    Archive 2007-06-01 RICHARD 2007

  • Running order is not based on favouritism, but on flow of songs and listenability.

    munkey's-eye view: 2006 wrap-up 2006

  • Running order is not based on favouritism, but on flow of songs and listenability.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • For my own shows, however, I always strove for both listenability and lack of pretension; I'll own up to the call-to-prayer/'muted sledgehammers' stuff, but any other cacaphony was mandated by current station rotation.

    we're all one, and life flows on 2005

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