attuition

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word attuition. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word attuition, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say attuition in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word attuition you have here. The definition of the word attuition will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofattuition, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Noun

attuition (countable and uncountable, plural attuitions)

  1. (psychology) A supposed form of apprehension midway between sensation in animals and perception in human beings.
    • 1898, S. S. Laurie, “The Growth of Mind”, in The School Review, volume 6, number 2, page 83n:
      But what of non-rational beings—the animal or infant-man of attuition?

Derived terms