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 Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:45 pm
nuance • NOO-ahnss • noun
*1 : a subtle distinction or variation
2 : a subtle quality : nicety
3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
Example Sentence:
Because she wanted to set her novel in New England, the author spent three months in New Hampshire learning the nuances of the local dialect.
Did you know?
The history of "nuance" starts in Latin with the noun "nubes," meaning "cloud." "Nubes" floated into Middle French as "nue," also meaning "cloud," and "nue" gave rise to "nuer," meaning "to make shades of color." "Nuer" in turn produced "nuance," which in Middle French meant "shade of color." English borrowed "nuance" from French, with the meaning "a subtle distinction or variation," in the late 18th century. That use persists today. Additionally, "nuance" is sometimes used in a specific musical sense, designating a subtle, expressive variation in a musical performance (such as in tempo, dynamic intensity, or timbre) that is not indicated in the score.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:47 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:25 pm
I enjoy learning new words keep it up.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:32 am
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