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nuance (**뉴**앙스)a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or response

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or response

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnuːɑːns/

Korean meaning: 미묘한 차이, 뉘앙스

Korean pronunciation: **뉴**앙스

Example Sentences

  • My mom can detect every nuance in my voice when I lie about cleaning my room.
  • The translator struggled to convey the nuances of the Korean honorific system.
  • There's a nuance between 'I'm fine' and 'I'm FINE' that every boyfriend should learn.

nuance

NOUN

//ˈnuːɑːns//

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or response

nuance concept
💡 Concept

Gallery visitors examine the nuance between two nearly identical portrait paintings

nuance mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

New ants show subtle differences - that's nuance in action!

nuance rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Every nuance in the dance, caught with a careful glance

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnuːɑːns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnjuːɑːns/

🌳Etymology

Rootnu
Suffix--ance

Origin

From French 'nuance', derived from Old French 'nuer' meaning 'to shade' or 'to cloud', which comes from Latin 'nubis' meaning 'cloud'. The word originally referred to subtle variations in color or shading.

🎵Rhyme

dancechanceglance
dance
chance
glance

🔗Collocations

subtle nuance
capture nuances
lost in nuance
cultural nuances
understand the nuance
nuance of meaning

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom can detect every nuance in my voice when I lie about cleaning my room.

The translator struggled to convey the nuances of the Korean honorific system.

😄 Fun example

There's a nuance between 'I'm fine' and 'I'm FINE' that every boyfriend should learn.

The artist's painting captured the nuances of light at different times of day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

subtletyrefinementdistinctionshadeundertone

Antonyms

obviousnessbluntnesscrudeness

Related

connotationimplicationovertonesuggestion

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