nuance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnju.ɑns/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈnjʉː.ɐːns/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈnuː.ɑns/ (Canada, General-American)
- (New-Jersey) audio
- (California) audio
- /njuː.ɒ̃(n)s/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus).
Meanings
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(countable) A minor distinction.
hidden nuances
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(countable, uncountable) Subtlety or fine detail.
[…] 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 […]
1901, Alpheus Spring Packard, Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution: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.
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:Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nuanceless · nuanced · nuancely
Translations (94)
cs jemný rozdíl (minor distinction) · cmn 微小差別 /微小差别 (minor distinction) · az incəlik (minor distinction) · es cariz (subtlety or fine detail) · tr nükte (subtlety or fine detail) · rsk ниянса (minor distinction) · ru нюа́нс (minor distinction) · ja ニュアンス (subtlety or fine detail) · pt nuance (minor distinction) · eo nuanco (minor distinction) · da nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · bg отте́нък (minor distinction) · el υπαινιγμός (subtlety or fine detail) · fr nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · be адце́нне (minor distinction) · hy նյուանս (minor distinction) · el υπαινιγμός (minor distinction) · id nuansa (minor distinction) · az incəlik (subtlety or fine detail) · fa ظرافت (subtlety or fine detail) · hu nüánsz (minor distinction) · oc matís (minor distinction) · vi sắc thái (minor distinction) · fi nyanssi (subtlety or fine detail) · nl nuance (minor distinction) · hy նյուանս (subtlety or fine detail) · fr nuance (minor distinction) · sh osjetljivost (subtlety or fine detail) · pl niuans (minor distinction) · de Nuance (minor distinction) · pt subtil (subtlety or fine detail) · sh nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · it sfumatura (minor distinction) · ja 意味合い (minor distinction) · es prestancia (minor distinction) · cmn 微妙 (subtlety or fine detail) · it sottigliezza (subtlety or fine detail) · pt matiz (minor distinction) · nn nyanse (minor distinction) · uk відті́нок (minor distinction) · cs nuance (minor distinction) · ca matís (minor distinction) · de Nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · cmn 小差異 /小差异 (minor distinction) · da nuance (minor distinction) · oc nuança (minor distinction) · es matiz (subtlety or fine detail) · uk нюа́нс (minor distinction) · pt nuança (minor distinction) · nl subtiliteit (subtlety or fine detail) · fr détail (minor distinction) · pt nuança (subtlety or fine detail) · es matiz (minor distinction) · az çalar (subtlety or fine detail) · ka ნიუანსი (subtlety or fine detail) · ro nuanțe (minor distinction) · fi vivahde (minor distinction) · id nuansa (subtlety or fine detail) · ro nuanță (minor distinction) · fa ریزهکاری (subtlety or fine detail) · nl nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · cmn 細微區別 /细微区别 (minor distinction) · ca matís (subtlety or fine detail) · el υπονοούμενο (minor distinction) · eo nuanco (subtlety or fine detail) · pt nuance (subtlety or fine detail) · ko 뉘앙스 (minor distinction) · ja 詳細 (subtlety or fine detail) · el υπονοούμενο (subtlety or fine detail) · ka ნიუანსი (minor distinction) · ja ニュアンス (minor distinction) · pt sutileza (minor distinction) · fi vivahde (subtlety or fine detail) · az çalar (minor distinction) · sv nyans (minor distinction) · be нюа́нс (minor distinction) · hy նրբություն (subtlety or fine detail) · nb nyanse (minor distinction) · ru отте́нок (minor distinction) · es pormenor (subtlety or fine detail) · hu árnyalat (minor distinction) · sv nyans (subtlety or fine detail) · bg нюа́нс (minor distinction) · hy նրբերանգ (minor distinction) · it dettaglio m sottigliezza (minor distinction) · rsk ниянса (subtlety or fine detail) · fr subtilité (subtlety or fine detail) · cmn 細膩 /细腻 (subtlety or fine detail) · hy նրբերանգ (subtlety or fine detail) · ru то́нкость (subtlety or fine detail) · pl niuans (subtlety or fine detail) · tr nüans (minor distinction) · ru нюа́нс (subtlety or fine detail) · pl subtelność (subtlety or fine detail)