"attunement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attunements [plural]
Etymology: From attune + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|attune|ment}} attune + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} attunement (countable and uncountable, plural attunements)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being in tune with something Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-attunement-en-noun-QE5ZjJoX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44
  2. (countable) The process of attuning or becoming attuned Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-attunement-en-noun-0WETmcjM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misattunement

Inflected forms

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