NUANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does nuance mean? • NUANCE (noun)
The noun NUANCE has 1 sense:
1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Familiarity information: NUANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NUANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
nuance; subtlety; nicety; refinement; shade
Context examples:
without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor / don't argue about shades of meaning
Hypernyms ("nuance" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
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