n.
Pronunciation: ' nü- ˌ än(t)s, ' nyü-, - ˌ ä n s; nü- ' , nyü- '
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to W nudd mist
Date: 1781
1 : a subtle distinction or variation
2 : a subtle quality : NICETY
3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
– nu · anced \ - ˌ än(t)st, - ' än(t)st \ adjective