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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nu•ance /ˈnuɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-/USA pronunciation n. - a slight difference or distinction, as in expression, meaning, color, tone, etc.:[countable]nuances of feeling in a poem.
nu•anced, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nu•ance (no̅o̅′äns, nyo̅o̅′-, no̅o̅ äns′, nyo̅o̅-; Fr. ny äns′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -anc•es (-än siz, -än′siz; Fr. -äns′).USA pronunciation - a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.
- Vulgar Latin *nūbāre, derivative of *nūba, for Latin nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
- French: shade, hue, equivalent. to nu(er) to shade (literally, to cloud
- 1775–85
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nuance /njuːˈɑːns; ˈnjuːɑːns/ n - a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc; a shade or graduation
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from nuer to show light and shade, ultimately from Latin nūbēs a cloud |