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nuanced

nuanced

41 6.3
Showing small differences or details that are not obvious
  • adjective
  • /ˈnjuːɑːnst/
translation icon : matizado
  • The reality is always more subtle and more nuanced.
  • more nuanced
  • a nuanced understanding
  • a nuanced view

And that access typically is really nuanced and difficult to gain.

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Examples

  • It's far more complicated and nuanced than that.

  • What De Leon's research provides is a nuanced picture of the migrants' response to this strategy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So it's a different, maybe more nuanced scale.

  • And that access typically is really nuanced and difficult to gain.

  • So this is a nuanced answer to the question.

  • And through that you can get this more nuanced view of reality.

  • But a closer look reveals a more nuanced and distressing picture.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Whether authorized or unauthorized, a good biography is nuanced and complex, because that is the way most people are.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The richer a medium, the more opportunities it offers for nuanced interpretations of intention and meaning.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Her analysis of the painting revealed a nuanced understanding of its historical context.

Synonyms

subtle
vsnuanced
48 5.8

Good at noticing small differences or hidden meanings

focuses on showing small detailed differences rather than observing them

Antonyms

1.0

Easy to see or understand

100 3.8

Speaking in a direct, plain way that can sound rude

How Subtle

nuanced
41 6.3
subtle
276 6.0
detailed
353 3.7
plain
264 1.0
blunt
100 3.8

Surface Forms

nuanced positive

Morphology

nuanced = nuance (transparent) = nuance + ed

Formed by adding the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed' to 'nuance'; the adjectival meaning is directly derived from the noun.

Etymology

Nuanced comes from the French word nuance, which meant 'shade' or a small change of color, like the tiny differences a painter uses. So, to be nuanced is to show tiny 'shades' or small differences in meaning or feeling.