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attuned

[uh-toond, uh-tyoond]

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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.

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Other Word Forms

unattuned adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of attuned¹

attune ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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That direction, regrettably, is more attuned to our times.

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Solomon: I think the right wing has in the last decades been much more attentive and attuned to the reality that everybody in Congress is elected from somewhere else, not DC.

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In my creative work and especially in writing my memoir, I have become attuned to making connections between my past and present.

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Holmes’ bull— detector: “The older I get, the more attuned I am. But I like to be really open-minded with people.”

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Being a playwright, Ruhl is perhaps more attuned to how we get smarter when we think collectively.

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attune atty.

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