nuanced en · ADJ
Etymology
From nuance + -ed.
Meanings
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Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning.
The good news is that Disney has tried to be even more thoughtful and nuanced with its oppression metaphors this time around. The bad news is that the Mouse House also seems less invested in Zootopia as an artistic effort, churning out a sequel that feels more like a Disney+ TV show than an animated epic.
2025 November 25, Caroline Siede, “Zootopia 2 is a stagnant sequel with one stellar subplot”, in AV Club:I would like to have heard his intonation delicately nuanced so as to carry the greatest punch. I would like to have seen the changes of expression that played across his face as he spoke.
1989, R. Kent Hughes, Preaching the Word: 1-9:1:...the pattern normally straightens into an almost pure latticework of identical quarries and the foliage painting becomes much more nuanced and delicate.
1998, Meredith Parsons Lillich, The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre:The setting sunlight played through the gently waving branches, creating subtly nuanced transitions of color and tone.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nuanced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nuanced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
cmn 細緻入微 (having nuances) · cmn 具有細微差別的 (having nuances) · it dettagliato (having nuances) · cmn 複雜 /复杂 (having nuances) · ru тщательный (having nuances) · cmn 细腻 (having nuances) · hu árnyalt (having nuances) · cmn 具有细微差别的 (having nuances) · sh нијансирана (having nuances) · fr détaillé (having nuances) · es detallado (having nuances) · de nuanciert (having nuances) · fi vivahteikas (having nuances) · sv nyanserad (having nuances) · fr nuancé (having nuances) · cmn 精確 /精确 (having nuances) · ru глубокий (having nuances) · es matizado (having nuances) · cmn 细致入微 (having nuances)