nuanced

[ noo-ahnst, nyoo-, noo-ahnst, nyoo- ]

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adjective

expressing or involving subtle distinctions: Life is wonderfully nuanced, textured, complicated, beautiful, and rich.
Their opinions are always nuanced and informing.
Life is wonderfully nuanced, textured, complicated, beautiful, and rich.
characterized by slight difference or variation in color, tone, flavor, etc.:
Dawn and dusk imposed softer, darker shades of nuanced, shadowed light.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of nuance ( def ).

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuanced¹

nuanc(e) ( def ) + -ed ³( def )

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To begin with, the report took a more nuanced view of autism than the horrific picture he painted of autism sufferers.

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But, particularly for the UK, things are far more nuanced.

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California has passed a string of laws in recent years that give survivors greater rights and more help and take a nuanced approach to their trauma.

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Driven by a strong, distinctive raconteur, “Demon Copperhead” paints a nuanced picture of an Appalachia disparaged by others in America.

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"During the edit process of Civil War, I was able to really focus on some of the work Ray had done, and how sophisticated and how nuanced it was," Garland recalls.

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