nuance

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See also: Nuance and nuancé

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nuance (countable and uncountable, plural nuances)

  1. A minor distinction.
    hidden nuances
  2. Subtlety or fine detail.
    Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.
    • 1901: Alpheus Spring Packard, Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution
      ...the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated...
    • 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Encryption”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 5, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
      It’s a miracle Lindsey Graham has met the concept of nuance. And this is the man who once warned “the world is literally about to blow up.” So you’re not dealing with someone who likes to dabble with grey areas.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

nuance (third-person singular simple present nuances, present participle nuancing, simple past and past participle nuanced)

  1. (transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.

Translations

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

nuance f

  1. nuance

Declension

Declension of nuance (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative nuance nuance
genitive nuance nuancí
dative nuanci nuancím
accusative nuanci nuance
vocative nuance nuance
locative nuanci nuancích
instrumental nuancí nuancemi

Further reading

  • “nuance”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “nuance”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French nuance, from Middle French nuance, from Latin .

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /nyˈɑ̃sə/, /nyˈɑnsə/
  • Hyphenation: nu‧an‧ce

Noun

nuance f (plural nuances or nuancen, diminutive nuanceje n or nuancetje n)

  1. nuance, subtle distinction

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: nuanse
  • → Indonesian: nuansa

French

Etymology

From nuer +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

Noun

nuance f (plural nuances)

  1. nuance
  2. gradation of colors
  3. (music) dynamics

Descendants

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French nuance.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nuˈɐ̃.si/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈnwɐ̃.si/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nuˈɐ̃.se/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈnwɐ̃.se/

  • Hyphenation: nu‧an‧ce

Noun

nuance f (plural nuances)

  1. gradation of colour
  2. nuance (minor distinction; fine detail)
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