nuance
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From the French nuance meaning "nuance", "shade" or "hue".
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nuance (plural nuances)
- A minor distinction.
- Subtlety or fine detail.
- Understanding the basics is easy; appreciating the nuances takes years.
- 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...
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minor distinction
subtlety or fine detail
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nuance f. (plural nuances)