nuance
a subtle difference in meaning, expression, or shade
Word origin: From French nuance, shade of color, from nue, cloud.
Nuance in a sentence
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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.
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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.
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.
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