nuance

noun

Definition of nuancenext
1
as in distinction
as in subtlety They studied every nuance conveyed in the painting.

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2
as in sensitivity
as in insight She had the nuance to express delicate feelings without being melodramatic.

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Recent Examples of nuance Every nuance of Evans will be and should be studied by all around him, and that goes beyond his fellow receivers. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 The play explores the nuance of memory, as the characters revisit their teenage years and relationship through physical artifacts like music and artwork that defined their younger years. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Additionally, algorithms don’t reward creators who make longer-form content that allows for the nuance some viewers demand, Adeoye said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The result was Olive, an AI model trained on transcripts of conversations marked up by linguists so that the model could better understand the nuances of human speech. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nuance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuance
  1. distinction
  2. sensitivity
  3. subtlety
  4. insight
Noun
  • For Tully Luxury Travel COO Steven Salm, that distinction became immediately clear during a recent voyage aboard EXPLORA I.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • Chuck Elliott, the parents-group activist, says Carlson deserved the distinction entirely on her own.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of distinction
Noun
  • Given the turbulence, complexity and sensitivity of our world, perhaps the tournament is now established as a proxy for expressing global anxieties.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Salmon contains omega-3 fats that may offer additional benefits for insulin sensitivity and heart health.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of sensitivity
Noun
  • In other words, there’s not a lick of subtlety on this album.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • The experience of the drink is composed, elegant even, a sophisticated push and pull subtlety and counterbalance, but the list of ingredients reads, to me, to be almost flamboyantly random.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
Definition of subtlety
Noun
  • The new glasses, similarly, can take in the world around users and provide live translation in a foreign country or nutrition insights in a grocery store — and with the new chips, this complex processing can occur locally on the device.
    — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • The Star-Telegram attended a screening of the film and heard insights from writer-director Evan Miller, who is from Pampa, Texas.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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