nuanced - 2 dictionary results
nu⋅ance
[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; Fr. ny-ahns] 
–noun, 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; < F: shade, hue, equiv. to nu(er) to shade (lit., to cloud < VL *nūbāre, deriv. of *nūba, for L nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
1775–85; < F: shade, hue, equiv. to nu(er) to shade (lit., to cloud < VL *nūbāre, deriv. of *nūba, for L nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
Related forms:
nuanced, adjective
Synonyms:
1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
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| nu·ance (nōō'äns', nyōō'-, nōō-äns', nyōō-) n.
[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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