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nuance

[ noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; French ny-ahns ]

noun

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

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.


verb (used with object)

nuanced, nuancing.
  1. to give nuance to; to color:

    She carefully nuanced her words, to put a positive spin on the situation.

nuance

/ njuËˈɑËns; ˈnjuËÉ‘Ëns /

noun

  1. a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc; a shade or graduation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to give subtle differences to

    carefully nuanced words

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nuance

  1. A fine shade of meaning: “I liked the film, but I know I missed some of its nuances.â€
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô³Ü·²¹²Ô³¦±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nuance1

First recorded in 1775–85; from French: “shade, hue,†equivalent to nu(er) “to shade†(literally, “to cloudâ€), from unattested Vulgar Latin ²ÔÅ«²úÄå°ù±ð, derivative of unattested ²ÔÅ«²ú²¹, for Latin ²ÔÅ«²úŧ²õ “cloudâ€) + -ance noun suffix; -ance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nuance1

C18: from French, from nuer to show light and shade, ultimately from Latin ²ÔÅ«²úŧ²õ a cloud
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Here, BBC reporters in five major economies look at the nuances of how the announcements are being received where they are.

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Because reality shows like this don’t explore the nuances of disability, abled audiences are unaware of how a person’s healthcare is tied into their ability to qualify for programs like SSI and SSDI.

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Elsewhere, curators are trying to introduce a more nuanced understanding of the history of textiles in India, including the ways in which it has been influenced by larger social realities of caste and class struggles.

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"Only a minute minority of investors were sufficiently engaged to even begin to understand the nuances and intricacies of what was taking place," they will argue.

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Another portrait artist told the BBC he "would have painted things slightly differently", but that presidential portraits were nuanced, and he had sympathy for the artist.

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