nuance

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Several steps omitting from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/, /njuː.ɒ̃(n)s/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnju.ɑns/, /ˈnuː.ɑns/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnjʉː.ɐːns/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈnju.ɑns/, /-ɔns/, /-ans/ === Noun === nuance (countable and uncountable, plural nuances) (countable) A minor distinction. Subtlety or fine detail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === nuance (third-person singular simple present nuances, present participle nuancing, simple past and past participle nuanced) (transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way. ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nuance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnuant͡sɛ] IPA(key): [ˈnɪjant͡sɛ] Hyphenation: nuan‧ce === Noun === nuance f nuance (minor distinction) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “nuance”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “nuance”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology === From French nuance. === Noun === nuance c (singular definite nuancen, plural indefinite nuancer) nuance (very little difference between two colours) nuance (very small difference or detail) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== farvenuance smagsnuance nuanceforskel nuancerig betydningsnuance ==== See also ==== variation === References === “nuance” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nuance, from Middle French nuance, from Latin nūbēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nyˈɑn.sə/, [nyˈɑ̃.sə] Rhymes: -ɑnsə Hyphenation: nu‧an‧ce === Noun === nuance f (plural nuances or nuancen, diminutive nuanceje n or nuancetje n) nuance (minor distinction) nuance (subtlety or fine detail) ==== Related terms ==== nuanceren ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: nuanse → Indonesian: nuansa == French == === Etymology === From nuer +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɥɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Hyphenation: nu‧ance === Noun === nuance f (plural nuances) nuance: (minor distinction) (subtlety or fine detail) gradation of colors (music) dynamics ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “nuance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === nuança === Etymology === Borrowed from French nuance. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: nu‧an‧ce === Noun === nuance f (plural nuances) gradation of colour nuance: (minor distinction) (subtlety or fine detail) === Further reading === “nuance”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nuance”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026