nuance
A minor distinctionA minor distinction.
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xrchz · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable)A minor distinction.
hidden nuances
Nuance
нюа́нсnjuáns, отте́нокotténok
нюа́нсnjuáns, відті́нокvidtínok
(countable, uncountable)Subtlety or fine detail.
Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.
Nuance
нюа́нсnjuáns, то́нкостьtónkostʹ
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Examples
32 sentencesEvery nuance is lost in translation.
Goethe investigated all nuances of love.
Japanese symbolisms often have several nuances.
Cultural appropriation is a nuanced topic.
Your analysis is missing some nuance.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbBorrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs.
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Forms
plural: nuancesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude:nicetyshadesubtletyrefinement
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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