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Definitions for Nuance

[1] a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
[2] a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.
[3] a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc; a shade or graduation
[4] to give subtle differences to carefully nuanced words

Words related to Nuance

hint, subtlety, gradation, nicety, refinement, distinction, implication, degree, shade, trace, dash, suspicion, suggestion, touch, shadow, tinge

Words nearby Nuance

nu jiang, nu soul, nu-, nu-metal, nu-value, nuance, nub, nuba, nubain, nubbin, nubble

Origin of Nuance

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

Other words from Nuance

nu·anced , adjective
un·nu·anced , adjective

Word origin for Nuance

C18: from French, from nuer to show light and shade, ultimately from Latin nūbēs a cloud

Synonyms for Nuance

distinction, gradation, hint, implication, nicety, refinement, subtlety, dash, degree, shade, shadow, suggestion, suspicion, tinge, touch, trace, soupçon