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nuance(dictionary)

nuance (iou)



nuance noun & verb. ['nju:¨»:ns] L18.
[French, from nuer show cloudlike variations in colour, from nue cloud from popular Latin var. of Latin nubes: see -ANCE.]
A. noun. A slight or subtle variation in or shade of meaning, expression, colour, etc. L18.
A. Wilson Every such relationship had a hundred overtones, a thousand nuances that made it unique. E. H. Gombrich The rendering of the exact nuance of facial expression is notoriously difficult. Q A phenomenally rich and expressive voice, awesome in its..mastery of emotional nuance.
b. verb trans. Give a nuance or nuances to. L19.