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attuned
[ uh-toond, uh-tyoond ]
adjective
- 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.
- 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
- the simple past tense and past participle of attune ( def ).
Other Words From
- un·at·tuned adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of attuned1
Example Sentences
It makes you a better listener and a better person – you become more empathetic, attuned to language, and different behaviors.
Never before has the American public been so attuned to how diseases spread, and the potential consequences when they do.
She’s also so attuned to his emotions that she can feel the vibration of his heartbeat thrumming through the ground, a lovely poetic flourish.
Just stay attuned to what’s happening, remember the recipe’s three ingredients, and be ready to see that engagement increase.
Companies are already attuned to some types of risk simply because they encounter them more often.
Does any of that come from being attuned to the pressure of that need to entertain?
Now those politically attuned folk at the WWE are making a delicate diplomatic situation much more inflammatory.
You could also say that a world attuned to offense is less keen on being subverted than it was when Dylan was starting out.
That remarkable ear of his is attuned to the ultra-high frequencies of sinister voices.
Cities and metropolitan areas are, by contrast, aligned and attuned to the differentiated nature of their economies.
The nerves are harmonised and quieted; the mind attuned to silence; and observe how easily and regularly beats the heart!
We gave brief addresses attuned to this excitement and the late hour, amidst much enthusiasm.
I am no longer young; and my heart, through weary years of mourning over the dead, is not attuned to mirth.
She adopted the fiction that she and the dominie were in close confidence, and attuned her conversation to the fiction.
The morning air stirred about them, redolent in sweet scents and attuned with the many voices of summer.
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