nuancen.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːɑːns/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)uˌɑns/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nuance.

Etymology: < French nuance shade of colour (1380 in Middle French; 1668 of language; 1849 of music) < Middle French nuer to shade (1356; < Old French nue cloud (beginning of the 12th cent.) < a post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin nūbēs : see nubilous adj.) + -ance -ance suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (nüˌāṅs) /nɥɑ̃s/. Webster (1890 and 1911), Cent. Dict. (1911) and Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. (1931) also record only non-naturalized pronunciations. However, naturalized pronunciations with /ˈnju-/ are recorded in D. Jones Eng. Pronouncing Dict. from the first edition (1917) and in Webster (1934).

1. A subtle or slight variation or difference in meaning, expression, feeling, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point

subtletya1425

subtilityc1485

jimp?a1500

nicety1589

nicery1605

fineness1622

pointille1626

measuring cast1631

criticisma1640

exility1642

subtilty1681

quoddity1682

nuance1781

distinguo1895

1781 H. Walpole Let. 4 Jan. in Corr. (1965) XXXIII. 262 The more expert one were at nuances, the more poetic one should be.

1846 H. Greville Diary (1883) 165 The English and French difference on the Spanish question is considered as serious by people of every political nuance.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets viii. 255 Much of the obscurity..arises from our having lost the finer nuances of Athenian feeling respecting the persons satirized in the old Comedy.

1877 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine (1879) xxvi. 238 As though each dainty step and twitch and twirl expressed some nuance of an artistic conception.

1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages xv. 266 He considered himself sensitive to the nuances of the sinister in an atmosphere.

1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. i. 219 She knew that every relationship had a hundred overtones, a thousand nuances that made it unique and utterly fascinating.

1993 V. Milan From Depths xix. 212 He had a hard enough time reading the facial nuances of normal humans.

2. spec.

a. A subtle shade of a basic colour; a slight difference or variation in shade or tone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > shade or tone

shadowing1580

shade1690

key1713

nuance1823

colour tone1853

colour value1857

hue1857

neutral1859

shadow-script1898

value1902

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iv. 65 ‘You speak a little too much and too loud, miss,’ said Lady Penelope, a natural blush reinforcing the nuance of rouge by which it was usually superseded.

1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ix. 155 If you have to look long on one colour, let it be a well-wearing, never-dazzling nuance.

1879 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life (1900) V. xx. 160 Her rooms were draped with every possible nuance of colour which can harmonise together.

1955 Times 5 May 11/7 A single primary colour alone may have a surprisingly large number of nuances.

1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 1114/1 The essentials of suiboku were bold composition in the Chinese style, strength of brush-work, and nuance in the tone of the ink.

1990 Orientations Apr. 69/3 Tashilhunpo artists used far more colour inside the outline—subtle nuances of greys and blacks for the clouds..pink and red waves in the sea of blood.

b. A delicate gradation or subtle alteration in musical expression.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [noun]

colour1597

colouring1771

feeling1771

expression1774

nuance1873

shading1881

expressivity1944

1873 Let. 29 May in Atlantic Monthly (1874) Apr. 420/2 You cannot conceive, without hearing him, how poetic he is, of the thousand nuances that he can throw into the simplest thing.

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 171 Comparatively careless as to the right notes being played, but angry..at any failure in expression or nuance.

1885 Athenæum 7 Feb. 192/3 Some numbers were splendidly given... The nuances were also observed to a remarkable degree.

1927 Dict. National Biogr. 1912–21 425/2 Even the Symphonic Variations,..suffered from his carelessness in marking nuances.

1969 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 12/4 Debussy's ‘Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune’ could scarcely have been bettered for delicate dynamic nuances and shapely liquescent phrasing.

1989 Japan Times 21 May 11/2 Nuances of phrasing, rhythm and dynamics all seemed to flow inevitably from the heart of Brahms' thought.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nuancev.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːɑːns/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)uˌɑns/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nuance n.

Etymology: < nuance n. Compare French nuancer (earliest in past participle nuancé : see nuancé adj.).

transitive. To impart a nuance or nuances to (something). Usually in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > nuance

nuance1897

1897 W. Archer Theatr. ‘World’ 1896 94 Nor the elocutionary skill to give variety to a long speech, nuancing it, if I may say so, by means of his voice alone.

1967 V. T. Le Vine Polit. Leadership Afr. vii. 76 The first-generation respondents' defense of their positions was nuanced by their own perception.

1975 Gramophone Oct. 652/1 Take the Wagner piece..and note the impassioned recitative, nuanced as by the human voice.

1989 M. Robinson Mother Country i. 82 The welfare system indeed assures that the wage will never amount to any specific sum of money but will be nuanced to provide subsistence for itself.

2002 N.Y. Times 27 Dec. a17/4 We try as hard as possible..to state objectively what is known about condom efficacy without nuancing language beyond what is supported by the science.

Derivatives

ˈnuancing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun] > minute difference in degree, etc. or shade > nuancing

nuancing1959

1959 M. Schlauch Eng. Lang. in Mod. Times ii. iii. 53 Some tendencies toward such nuancing may be detected in the late medieval distribution of thou and ye for the singular.

1987 Times (London) (Nexis) 12 May For all its careful placing and nuancing, Starker's cello lacked impetus for those long lines on which they ride in the Andante.

2002 Miami Herald (Nexis) 11 Dec. 2 e The dogged regularity of his direction lacked nuancing and shading, and overall the performance was politely boring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nuance
释义	nuancen. Brit. /ˈnjuːɑːns/, U.S. /ˈn(j)uˌɑns/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nuance. Etymology: < French nuance shade of colour (1380 in Middle French; 1668 of language; 1849 of music) < Middle French nuer to shade (1356; < Old French nue cloud (beginning of the 12th cent.) < a post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin nūbēs : see nubilous adj.) + -ance -ance suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (nüˌāṅs) /nɥɑ̃s/. Webster (1890 and 1911), Cent. Dict. (1911) and Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. (1931) also record only non-naturalized pronunciations. However, naturalized pronunciations with /ˈnju-/ are recorded in D. Jones Eng. Pronouncing Dict. from the first edition (1917) and in Webster (1934). 1. A subtle or slight variation or difference in meaning, expression, feeling, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point subtletya1425 subtilityc1485 jimp?a1500 nicety1589 nicery1605 fineness1622 pointille1626 measuring cast1631 criticisma1640 exility1642 subtilty1681 quoddity1682 nuance1781 distinguo1895 1781 H. Walpole Let. 4 Jan. in Corr. (1965) XXXIII. 262 The more expert one were at nuances, the more poetic one should be. 1846 H. Greville Diary (1883) 165 The English and French difference on the Spanish question is considered as serious by people of every political nuance. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets viii. 255 Much of the obscurity..arises from our having lost the finer nuances of Athenian feeling respecting the persons satirized in the old Comedy. 1877 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine (1879) xxvi. 238 As though each dainty step and twitch and twirl expressed some nuance of an artistic conception. 1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages xv. 266 He considered himself sensitive to the nuances of the sinister in an atmosphere. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. i. 219 She knew that every relationship had a hundred overtones, a thousand nuances that made it unique and utterly fascinating. 1993 V. Milan From Depths xix. 212 He had a hard enough time reading the facial nuances of normal humans. 2. spec. a. A subtle shade of a basic colour; a slight difference or variation in shade or tone. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > shade or tone shadowing1580 shade1690 key1713 nuance1823 colour tone1853 colour value1857 hue1857 neutral1859 shadow-script1898 value1902 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iv. 65 ‘You speak a little too much and too loud, miss,’ said Lady Penelope, a natural blush reinforcing the nuance of rouge by which it was usually superseded. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ix. 155 If you have to look long on one colour, let it be a well-wearing, never-dazzling nuance. 1879 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life (1900) V. xx. 160 Her rooms were draped with every possible nuance of colour which can harmonise together. 1955 Times 5 May 11/7 A single primary colour alone may have a surprisingly large number of nuances. 1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 1114/1 The essentials of suiboku were bold composition in the Chinese style, strength of brush-work, and nuance in the tone of the ink. 1990 Orientations Apr. 69/3 Tashilhunpo artists used far more colour inside the outline—subtle nuances of greys and blacks for the clouds..pink and red waves in the sea of blood. b. A delicate gradation or subtle alteration in musical expression. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [noun] colour1597 colouring1771 feeling1771 expression1774 nuance1873 shading1881 expressivity1944 1873 Let. 29 May in Atlantic Monthly (1874) Apr. 420/2 You cannot conceive, without hearing him, how poetic he is, of the thousand nuances that he can throw into the simplest thing. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 171 Comparatively careless as to the right notes being played, but angry..at any failure in expression or nuance. 1885 Athenæum 7 Feb. 192/3 Some numbers were splendidly given... The nuances were also observed to a remarkable degree. 1927 Dict. National Biogr. 1912–21 425/2 Even the Symphonic Variations,..suffered from his carelessness in marking nuances. 1969 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 12/4 Debussy's ‘Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune’ could scarcely have been bettered for delicate dynamic nuances and shapely liquescent phrasing. 1989 Japan Times 21 May 11/2 Nuances of phrasing, rhythm and dynamics all seemed to flow inevitably from the heart of Brahms' thought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nuancev. Brit. /ˈnjuːɑːns/, U.S. /ˈn(j)uˌɑns/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nuance n. Etymology: < nuance n. Compare French nuancer (earliest in past participle nuancé : see nuancé adj.). transitive. To impart a nuance or nuances to (something). Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > nuance nuance1897 1897 W. Archer Theatr. ‘World’ 1896 94 Nor the elocutionary skill to give variety to a long speech, nuancing it, if I may say so, by means of his voice alone. 1967 V. T. Le Vine Polit. Leadership Afr. vii. 76 The first-generation respondents' defense of their positions was nuanced by their own perception. 1975 Gramophone Oct. 652/1 Take the Wagner piece..and note the impassioned recitative, nuanced as by the human voice. 1989 M. Robinson Mother Country i. 82 The welfare system indeed assures that the wage will never amount to any specific sum of money but will be nuanced to provide subsistence for itself. 2002 N.Y. Times 27 Dec. a17/4 We try as hard as possible..to state objectively what is known about condom efficacy without nuancing language beyond what is supported by the science. Derivatives ˈnuancing n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun] > minute difference in degree, etc. or shade > nuancing nuancing1959 1959 M. Schlauch Eng. Lang. in Mod. Times ii. iii. 53 Some tendencies toward such nuancing may be detected in the late medieval distribution of thou and ye for the singular. 1987 Times (London) (Nexis) 12 May For all its careful placing and nuancing, Starker's cello lacked impetus for those long lines on which they ride in the Andante. 2002 Miami Herald (Nexis) 11 Dec. 2 e The dogged regularity of his direction lacked nuancing and shading, and overall the performance was politely boring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1781v.1897
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