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ɑnsnoun, plural -anc·es 
[-ahn-siz, -ahn-siz; Fr. -ahns] .
[-ahn-siz, -ahn-siz; Fr. -ahns] . 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; < French: shade, hue, equivalent to nu(er) to shade (literally, to cloud < Vulgar Latin *nūbāre, derivative of *nūba, for Latin nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
1775–85; < French: shade, hue, equivalent to nu(er) to shade (literally, to cloud < Vulgar Latin *nūbāre, derivative of *nūba, for Latin nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
Related forms
nu·anced, adjective
un·nu·anced, adjective
Synonyms
1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
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Example Sentences
- Even when you turn it down low you won't miss one nuance.
- Now, he stops frequently to take in every nuance, even in practice rounds.
- One day a misunderstood writer encounters someone who appreciates every nuance of what he writes.
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Word Origin & History
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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Cultural Dictionary
nuance [(nooh-ahns)]A fine shade of meaning: “I liked the film, but I know I missed some of its nuances.”
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