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nu·ance    Audio Help   [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; Fr. ny-ahns] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -anc·es    Audio Help   [-ahn-siz, -ahn-siz; Fr. -ahns] Pronunciation Key.
1.a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
2.a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.

[Origin: 1775–85; < F: shade, hue, equiv. to nu(er) to shade (lit., to cloud < VL *nūbāre, deriv. of *nūba, for L nūbés cloud) + -ance -ance]

nuanced, adjective

1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
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nu·ance    Audio Help   (nōō'äns', nyōō'-, nōō-äns', nyōō-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
  2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.


[French, from Old French, from nuer, to shade, cloud, from nue, cloud, from Vulgar Latin *nūba, from Latin nūbēs.]

nu'anced adj.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a slight variation or differentiation between nearly identical entities: sensitive to delicate nuances of style; gradations of feeling from infatuation to deep affection; subtle shades of meaning.

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nuance 
1781, from Fr. nuance "slight difference, shade of color," from nuer "to shade," from nue "cloud," from Gallo-Romance *nuba, from L. nubes "cloud;" related to obnubere "to veil," from PIE *sneudh- "fog" (cf. Avestan snaoda "clouds," Welsh nudd "fog," Gk. nython, in Hesychius "dark, dusky").

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nuance

noun
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
nuance [(nooh-ahns)]

A fine shade of meaning: “I liked the film, but I know I missed some of its nuances.”


[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English


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