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- [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; French ny-ahns]
- /ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-; French nüˈɑ̃s/
- /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/
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- [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; French ny-ahns]
- /ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-; French nüˈɑ̃s/
Definitions of nuances word
- noun plural nuances a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. 1
- noun plural nuances a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. 1
- noun nuances Plural form of nuance. 1
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Origin of nuances
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; < French: shade, hue, equivalent to nu(er) to shade (literally, to cloud < Vulgar Latin *nūbāre, derivative of *nūba, for Latin nūbēs cloud) + -ance -ance
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Parts of speech for Nuances
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nuances popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun nuances
- shades — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- gradations — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- distinctions — Plural form of distinction.
- hints — Plural form of hint.
- degrees — any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.
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