Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attuned

/ətˈund/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: at-tuned
IPA: /ətˈund/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of attune

adj

Tuned to the correct pitch.

adj

Brought into harmony; harmonized.

adj

Having been changed to fit in with a particular context or to be in sync with a phenomenon.

Example Sentences

"And this year, some of the granite facades have a new addition - the blue and yellow of the flag of Ukraine. It's hardly surprising to see the Scots, a nation more attuned to independence than some, showing solidarity with a country brutally invaded by Russia."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Derived Forms

attunedly attunedness unattuned

Rhymes With

tuned marooned pruned ballooned festooned swooned lampooned impugned

Questions

How do you pronounce attuned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ətˈund/.
What does attuned mean?: simple past and past participle of attune

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