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Word entry · 6 letters

nuance

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"Subtle difference"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/Part of speech nounSorted acennuStarts with NEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Word origin

Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs.

Used in a sentence

  • hidden nuances
  • Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.
  • […] the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated […]

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