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Definition of "attuned" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of attune. (verb)
  • Tuned to the correct pitch (adjective)
  • Brought into harmony (adjective)
  • Adapted to a particular context (adjective)

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Use "attuned" in a sentence
  • "I keep thinking about it, and whether my reaction was because they were both men (making the part of my brain attuned to yaoi perk up) or if it was because of the relationship."
  • "So attuned is the human mind to look for and find answers that sometimes it extracts meaning where none exists: the face of an old man, a witch, or the image of a monster, seen in an inkspot; psychic portent attributed to mere coincidence; the cry of "why me?" when natural disaster strikes, as if the agent of disaster chooses its victim; the perception of supernatural anger expressed in the violence of an earthquake."
  • "How attuned is he to the Western media, and what are the chances that he would become aware of the existence of an article like this detailing all the things about him that he doesn't want anyone to know?"