nuance
a subtle difference in meaning, expression, or shade
Word origin: From French nuance, shade of color, from nue, cloud.
Nuance in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing nuance in a sentence.
A good translator must capture the nuances of the original text.
A careful translator preserves the nuance that distinguishes a polite request from a veiled command.
Using “nuance” well
Nuance refers to a subtle distinction in meaning, tone, or shade that finer attention reveals. It often appears as a plural noting the small gradations that less careful observers miss.
More GRE words starting with N
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lacking experience, sophistication, or critical judgment
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a drug that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and can cause addiction
to dull the senses or lull into a stupor as though by a drug
just beginning to develop or come into existence
a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit
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