attuned

[uh-toond, uh-tyoond]

adjective

1. aware of and in harmony with some principle, ideal, or state of affairs.

   We want to ensure that our services are welcoming, inclusive, and culturally attuned.

2. sensitive to someone’s needs, desires, values, etc..

   This registry guarantees that students across all six of the state’s MBA programs can find coaches perfectly attuned to their individual needs.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of attune.

Other Word Forms

• unattuned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of attuned¹

attune ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But music offered something less tangible, more attuned to what the world feels like.

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The president is attuned to voter concerns and regularly discusses the state of the economy with his team of economic advisers, including almost-daily conversations with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the official said.

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Investors are well attuned to the reality that government investment alone won’t create success for all of these firms, or the industry at large.

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When pricing, be attuned to local market dynamics.

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The identity trap distorts our political instincts, making us more attuned to an insular, campus-born ideology than to the common sense intuition of the average American.

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