attuned

American  

[uh-toond, uh-tyoond] / əˈtund, əˈtyund /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unattuned adjective

Etymology

Origin of attuned

attune ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But for the spark to happen, actors and audience members need a director as intuitively attuned to the uncertain human drama as Skylight Theatre Company’s new leader.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a risk investors were attuned to—even if they didn’t expect the news over the weekend.

From Barron's

Whichever bidder emerges victorious, integrating all these components into a whole will demand varied strategies attuned to the individual components.

From Los Angeles Times

That was not, in Hobsbawm’s analysis, a straight-up clash between good and evil or enlightenment and darkness; he was a non-dogmatic Marxist, always attuned to the nuanced dialectical relationship between historical forces.

From Salon

"Players are getting far more attuned to interpreting their own data," Long says.

From BBC