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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
nu·ance    Audio Help   [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; Fr. ny-ahns] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -anc·es    Audio Help   [-ahn-siz, -ahn-siz; Fr. -ahns] Pronunciation Key.
1.a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
2.a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.
[Origin: 1775–85; < F: shade, hue, equiv. to nu(er) to shade (lit., to cloud < VL *nūbāre, deriv. of *nūba, for L nūbés cloud) + -ance -ance]

—Related forms
nuanced, adjective

—Synonyms 1. subtlety, nicety, hint, refinement.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  nuance
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  degree, gradation, refinement, shade, suggestion, touch, variation, nicety, subtlety
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  shade
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A slight variation between nearly identical entities.
Synonyms:  gradation
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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