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attunement

attunement

1 7.8
A close emotional connection with someone that shows deep understanding
  • noun
  • /əˈtunmənt/
translation icon : sintonía
  • Therapists often emphasize attunement with clients to foster a trusting therapeutic relationship.
  • an exquisite attunement

But actually, what a narcissistic person wants is not limited to attunement.

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Examples

  • My empathic attunement to her suffering helped her distance herself from her pain and examine her position in a more objective manner.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Attunement to it is the key to a balanced and happy life.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I mean, tango is about attunement and so is love.

  • Attunement with another human being is one of our earliest quests.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And with attunement, with awareness, you can learn to discern what is false.

  • Attunement to silence can open one to the spiritual power of music (Yob, 2010).

    Academic text (2015)
  • Attunement depends on the cultivation of attitudes of nonaggression and letting be (wu-wei).

    Academic text (1993)
  • A phenomenon in infant development that has been poorly understood scientifically until recently is the way in which the caregiver's attunement with the baby contributes to the infant's capacity to regulate his or her own inner states.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Developing a deep sense of attunement with one's emotional state can lead to greater self-awareness.

  • The teacher showed remarkable attunement to her students' needs, adjusting her methods to fit their learning styles.

Synonyms

intimacy
vsattunement
122 4.2

A close loving relationship where people share personal feelings

is a mutual understanding and harmony rather than mainly affection
attachment
vsattunement
89 3.3

A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something

is about shared understanding and harmony rather than loyalty or fondness
affinity
vsattunement
35 5.6

A natural liking for people, things, or ideas

is mutual emotional harmony and understanding rather than mere liking
closeness
vsattunement
26 2.8

A warm emotional relationship between people who trust each other

is about mutual harmony and shared understanding rather than simple warmth
deep connection
vsattunement
9 3.4

A strong feeling of closeness between people or toward a place

is more about shared understanding and harmony than mere bond strength
connectedness
vsattunement
8 4.8

How people and things are joined and relate to each other

is a state of harmonious shared understanding, not just general connection
mind meld
vsattunement
  • Informal
2 7.9

A very close natural connection between two people that helps them understand each other's thoughts

is a harmonious mutual understanding focused on emotional balance rather than teamwork
deep resonance
vsattunement
7.2

A strong emotional effect that something like music or words has on people

is mutual harmony and shared understanding rather than one sided impact

Antonyms

30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Connected

unity
217 2.8
rapport
42 5.5
attunement
1 7.8
understanding
119 2.0
acquaintance
36 4.0
estrangement
8 7.8

Surface Forms

attunement singular
attunements plural

Morphology

attunement = attune (transparent) = at + tune + ment

The word 'attunement' is transparently derived from the verb 'attune' with the addition of the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.

Etymology

Attunement comes from attune (from a- 'to' and tune 'tone' or 'sound'), and it helps to think of being 'in tune' with someone, like two singers matching the same note. So attunement means a close, harmonious understanding or emotional connection.