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nuance
Meaning: a subtle difference or shade of meaning
nuance in a sentence
How nuance is used in real sentences:
The actor captured every nuance of the character's disappointment.
The translation missed a nuance in the speaker's polite refusal.
“She argued that small changes in color revealed each nuance, including subtle differences between two nearly identical shades of blue.”
— from the passage The Brightness Debate
Synonyms for nuance
Other words for nuance — fine distinction, shade and subtlety — carry the same meaning.
- fine distinction
- shade
- subtlety
Where it comes from
From French nuance, meaning 'shade' or 'slight difference.'
Memory hook
A nuance is a new shade in meaning.