nuance
noun
1 nuance
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude:
— Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor.
synonyms: nicety, refinement, shade, subtlety.
Roget 15:
difference;
variance,
variation,
variety;
diversity,
dissimilarity
etc.
18;
disagreement
etc.
24;
disparity
etc.
(inequality)
28;
distinction,
contradistinction;
alteration.
modification,
permutation,
moods and tenses.
nice distinction,
fine distinction,
delicate distinction,
subtle distinction;
shade of difference,
nuance;
discrimination
etc.
465;
differentia.
different thing,
something else,
apple off another tree,
another pair of shoes;
horse of a different color;
this that or the other.
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Dutch: subtiliteit, schaduw
Polish: subtelność, delikatność
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nuances
noun
Roget 465:
discrimination,
distinction,
differentiation,
diagnosis,
diorism†;
nice perception;
perception of difference,
appreciation of difference;
estimation
etc.
466;
nicety,
refinement;
taste
etc.
850;
critique,
judgment;
tact;
discernment
etc.
(intelligence)
498;
acuteness,
penetration;
nuances.
dope [Slang],
past performances.
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