Meaning & use

Attuned

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Familiar with or receptive to something; adjusted or sensitive to a particular situation, feeling, or frequency.

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Years of experience had made the therapist deeply attuned to her clients' unspoken worries.

The band's new sound is well attuned to current musical trends.

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Comes from 'tune,' as in tuning an instrument to the right pitch, extended metaphorically to being well matched or sensitized to something.

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