Nuance

/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/

Synonyms for "nuance" (143 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(9 words)

nicety shade subtlety adjust ambiguitycomplex realitydeependegree of sophisticationdetail

allegory allusion amountarcane meaningassumption caliber coloration compass connotation contradistinction cut dash degree delicacydelicate distinctiondemarcation differentia differential differentiation distinction

Strong matches (43)

Noun(10 words)

distinction evolve fineness finesse flavoring hues intricacies intricacymore expressiveniceties

distinctiveness distinguishment division expression extentfine pointgradation grade hairline hairsplitting height hint implicationimplied meaningimport inference innuendo interval intimationironic suggestion

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leap level margin mark meaning measuremetaphorical sensemicroscopic distinctionnarrow marginnice distinctionnicety

Adjective(2 words)

indirect meaningminor point

Related words (71)

notchoccult meaningovertoneparticle of differencepas peg period pitch plane plateau pointpoint of differencepresumption presupposition proportion range ratio reach refinement remove

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round rung scale scope segregation sense separation shadeshade of differenceshadow soupcon space stair standard step stint subsensesubsidiary sensesubtle distinctionsubtlety suggestion supposition suspicion symbolism tinge touch tread trichoschistism undercurrent undermeaning undertonewide margin

Noun(17 words)

nuanced detailovertones qualifyqualifying term examplerefine refinement savour semantics subtletiesteaching caveattechnicality tingestint of doubttints undertones varianceword meaning

Adjective(2 words)

qualifying statementsubtle makeup

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

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alter change detail evolve import meaning modify quality significance signification

More specific

12 entries

aesthetic nuancecolor nuancecultural nuancedeepen interpretationinterpretive nuancelinguistic nuancenuance a claimnuance a statementnuance an interpretationnuance findingsrefine tonestatistical nuance

Collocations

10 entries

cultural nuancelinguistic nuancenuance a claimnuance in languagenuance of meaningnuance of tonenuance the argumentnuance the interpretationpolitical nuancesubtle nuance

Inflections

3 entries

nuanced nuances nuancing

Derivations

5 entries

nuanced nuancedly nuancer nuances nuancing

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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This word has a subtle nuance to it.

Source: tatoeba (48181)

Every nuance is lost in translation.

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I'm big on semantics; I always want to try to understand as much nuance as possible!

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In Japanese, even if it's the same word, if the notation is different, slight differences in meaning and nuance can be expressed.

Source: tatoeba (10450337)

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