Nuance

Noun

 * 1) A minor distinction.
 * 2) Subtlety or fine detail.
 * Understanding the basics is easy; appreciating the nuances takes years.
 * 1) * 1901: Alpheus Spring Packard, Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution
 * ...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...

Derived terms

 * nuanced

Thesaurus
allegory, allusion, amount, arcane meaning, assumption, caliber, coloration, compass, connotation, contradistinction, cut, dash, degree, delicacy, delicate distinction, demarcation, differentia, differential, differentiation, distinction, distinctiveness, distinguishment, division, extent, fine point, grade, hairline, hairsplitting, height, hint, implication, implied meaning, import, inference, innuendo, interval, intimation, ironic suggestion, leap, level, margin, mark, meaning, measure, metaphorical sense, microscopic distinction, narrow margin, nice distinction, nicety, notch, occult meaning, overtone, particle of difference, pas, peg, period, pitch, plane, plateau, point, point of difference, presumption, presupposition, proportion, range, ratio, reach, refinement, remove, round, rung, scale, scope, segregation, separation, shade, shade of difference, shadow, soupcon, space, stair, standard, step, stint, subsense, subsidiary sense, subtle distinction, subtlety, suggestion, supposition, suspicion, symbolism, tinge, touch, tread, trichoschistism, undercurrent, undermeaning, undertone, wide margin

Etymology
From the French nuance meaning "nuance", "shade" or "hue".

Translations

 * Italian: sfumatura
 * Japanese: ニュアンス
 * Polish:


 * Romanian: nuanță, nuanțe
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Croatian: nuance, osjetljivost
 * Dutch: nuance, subtiliteit
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:


 * Japanese: ニュアンス
 * Polish: niuans, subtelność
 * Russian: нюанс (njuáns), тонкость (tónkost’)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) nuance
 * 2) gradation of colors