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nuanced

nuanced

41 6.3
Showing small differences or details that are not obvious
  • adjective
  • /ˈnjuːɑːnst/
: 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.