Definitions for nuances

nuances nu·ance

Spelling: [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; French n<
IPA: /ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-; French nüˈɑ̃s/

Nuances is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in nuances (acennsu).

Definitions for nuances

noun

  1. a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
  2. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.

Origin of nuances

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

Examples for nuances

His only offense was a moral one, though none of his critics could possibly know the terms and nuances of his marriage.

He was a stickler for the nuances of behaviour, especially in women.

It is short, pregnant—what is to follow is incorporated in its nuances.

In spite of the shock, the newness, Dr. Stern was sensitive to nuances.

But even if he didn't understand all of the nuances of Lou's disability, he was convinced it was serious.

The pair traveled to Penn Hills at least a dozen times over three months, teasing out the nuances and former life of the property.

"The correspondences of nuances," he sings to his neighbour, who happens to be Whistler.

How many of the decision makers in Israel can confidently respond to the nuances of API?

It has been well said that words are inadequate to describe the nuances of taste.

It is part of a continuing quest to sort through the nuances and reach a modern conclusion in these turbulent times.

Word Value for nuances
Scrable

9

Words with friends

13

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