nuance
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of nuance
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable)A minor distinction.
“hidden nuances”
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noun
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(countable)A minor distinction.
“hidden nuances”
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(countable, uncountable)Subtlety or fine detail.
“Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.”
“[…] the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated […]”
“It’s a miracle Lindsey Graham has met the concept of nuance. And this is the man who once warned “the world is literally about to blow up.” So you’re not dealing with someone who likes to dabble with grey areas.”
verb
- (transitive)To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus).
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