NUANCE


Meaning of NUANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-ˌän(t)s, ˈnyü-, -ˌäⁿs; nü-ˈ, nyü-ˈ ]

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 Welsh 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 -ˌän(t)st, -ˈän(t)st adjective

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