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nuanced

adj

Etymology

From nuance + -ed.

  1. derived from nūbēs
  2. borrowed from nuance<t:nuance, shade, hue>
  3. suffixed as nuanced — “nuance + ed”

Definitions

  1. Having nuances

    Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning.

    • The setting sunlight played through the gently waving branches, creating subtly nuanced transitions of color and tone.
    • I would like to have heard his intonation delicately nuanced so as to carry the greatest punch. I would like to have seen the changes of expression that played across his face as he spoke.
    • ...the pattern normally straightens into an almost pure latticework of identical quarries and the foliage painting becomes much more nuanced and delicate.

  2. simple past and past participle of nuance

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA