Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning - "the pattern normally straightens into an almost pure latticework of identical quarries and the foliage painting becomes much more nuanced and delicate."
Subtlety or fine detail - "the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated..." (nuance)
slight difference, subtle distinction, nicety isim (nuance)
A nuance is a small difference in sound, feeling, appearance, or meaning. We can use our eyes and facial expressions to communicate virtually every subtle nuance of emotion there is. a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning etc subtlety (nuer , from nue ) (nuance)
A shade of difference; a delicate gradation (nuance)
Subtle variations in tempo, phrasing, dynamics, etc , to enhance a musical performance (nuance)
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" (nuance)
Etymology: [ 'nü-"än(t)s, 'ny&uum ] (noun.) 1781. French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to Welsh nudd mist.
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