nuance C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈnju.ɑns/ UK /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ See IPA manual Freq #34740 Meanings 1 noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a subtle difference in... shade More nicetyrefinementsubtextsubtlety Word family Forms nuances Derived forms nuancednuanceless Etymology Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Several steps omitting from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus). nūbēs Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nuance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnju.ɑns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ **Frequency rank:** 34740 ## Meanings 1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude ## Examples - Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor. ## Synonyms - shade - nicety - refinement - subtext - subtlety ## Derived Forms - nuanced - nuanceless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nūbēs ## Etymology Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Several steps omitting from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus). ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown