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[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; Fr. ny-ahns]

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noun, plural -anc·es

[-ahn-siz, -ahn-siz; Fr. -ahns] .

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

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

Related forms

nu·anced, adjective

un·nu·anced, adjective

Synonyms
1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.

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It has to do with certain nuances and grace notes of the game.

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But signalling theory copes badly with real-word nuances.

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It has to do with certain nuances and grace notes of the game.

However, trustees must be taught the nuances of higher education to be effective.

But signalling theory copes badly with real-word nuances.

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Understand that it takes a certain talent to make the subtleties and nuances of academe comprehensible for the average donor.

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When you know something by heart you know it in all of its nuances.

But the clarity of a message can be obscured when nuances in voice are lost.

But even that database will not capture the nuances of working on a particular machine, she notes.

But such calculations are starting to seem mere nuances.

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Learning the nuances of your baby and detecting your baby's patterns and rhythms doesn't take data.

The novelist can describe the subtle nuances of reality.

The current law, he said, is not equipped to deal with the modern-day nuances of cybercrime.

In their haste to applaud or lament this tale, both sides of the debate tend to overlook some nuances.

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Another feature the article does not address is the multiplicity of words in languages that provide particular nuances.

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It was a case of geekish can-do enthusiasm getting ahead of the plodding nuances of global lobbying and diplomacy.

Hitchins is widely known for his subtle, difficult to detect nuances and grounded, fact-based arguments.

Nuances in the theological continuum become more evident when you actually talk with students about spirituality, religion, and.

Instead they took photographs and pointed out nuances that might bear on how the man had met his end.

She discusses the acidity and sugar content of various varietals, and raves about nuances of texture, taste and aroma.

Now the nuances are becoming public, and a more aware consumer is bent on.

America is a few years ahead and has developed a better understanding of the nuances of marketing to the old.

He was known to be exceptionally sensitive to nuances of mood and color.

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It may pay to pretend, by the exquisite nuances of your demeanor, that.

It is also a full-time job to understand the nuances of tracking federal legislation.

Such groups may not give sufficient weight to opposing views or fully reflect nuances in the subject.

As any diplomat will attest, nuances in language can dramatically affect the success of communication.

The company doesn't rely on any one dictionary, but instead uses several in an attempt to capture cultural nuances in word use.

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Subtleties and nuances were deemed irrelevant-if you supported the troops fighting two wars, you voted to fund them.

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Archibugi obviously comprehends the dialects and nuances that animate her story.

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Science is best discussed by scientists who understand the nuances of the work.

Varone, all of whom proved capable of innumerable nuances of dynamic shadings.

It is poorly researched, poorly written, and totally fails to appreciate the nuances of good flavored tomatoes.

Yet their solo roles are rich in nuances of interpretation.

To those who recognized these nuances from one sentence in my original post: thank you.

The first movement traverses various moods, whose nuances were revealed.

It's a great way to help them understand some of the nuances of the different groups.

Gainsville has pointedly focused on nuances that are generally effective in clothing the bare bones of a basically simple plot.

He not only taught them how to appreciate the nuances of geologic forms and how to read terrain with the eyes of a scientist.

Too many nuances require too much sustained attention in our world of sound bites.

Landscapes with atmospheric nuances such as this will continue to elicit a limited response as connoisseurship keeps shrinking.

Doctors practice this medical art by considering a variety of bodily nuances.

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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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