nuance
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈnjuːɑːns/
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matiz
- We're attentive to the subtle nuances of the experience.
- nuances of meaning
- understand the nuances
- lack nuance
We're attentive to the subtle nuances of the experience.
- We're attentive to the subtle nuances of the experience.
- You've got the added nuance of having to store it.
- Also, the slides into notes, all these little nuances are all in this one solo.
- America has become unable to spot nuance and have any middle ground.
- I mean, imagine it down to the finest nuance in detail in Technicolor.
- They'll know the the nuances of the wrestling world.
- So we can really lay out some of those nuances when we look at his piece.
- So the real nuance comes out when people speak.
- So he, he learns how to deal with the, the, the nuances of authority transfer.
- This is more like subtle, like nuances of color on the lid.
- Like, how do you walk them through the nuances of the life that you lead?
- You know, there are so many nuances that we have lost because of this.
- This is a great explanation of the nuances behind tools.
- But but there's more nuance to that.
- And I feel like all those small little stories, the nuances inherent in each were enough.
Examples
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You do pick up every little nuance of the orchestra.
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I know you long to defend your name and your honor, but the common mind has no capacity for this kind of nuance.
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America has become unable to spot nuance and have any middle ground.
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So the real nuance comes out when people speak.
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There was a lack of nuance.
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The exact exchange and nuance of phrase in this ritual is very important.
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You cannot expect an animal to appreciate the nuances of the human condition.
Fiction book (1992) -
Nonetheless, the effects of litigation have many nuances for employers and employees.
Academic text (1999) -
As any linguist knows, not only nuance but sometimes meaning itself can be sacrificed in translation.
Academic text (1991) -
The artist captured every nuance of her subject's emotions in the painting.
Synonyms
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3.8
A small amount that makes something a little different
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6.8
A small important detail that is hard to notice
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7.2
A hidden feeling or meaning that people notice beyond the main words
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6.7
A hidden meaning under what someone says or does
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7.7
A small but important difference in meaning or detail
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6.1
A small, subtle difference in meaning or opinion
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4.2
A small difference between similar things, often in color or meaning
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How Subtle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nuance comes from a French word that goes back to the Latin nubes 'cloud', so imagine a soft cloud of color or meaning. That's why a nuance is a very small, gentle difference in meaning, feeling, or tone.