NUANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nuance mean? 

• NUANCE (noun)
  The noun NUANCE has 1 sense:

1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

  Familiarity information: NUANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

nicety; nuance; refinement; shade; subtlety

Context example:

don't argue about shades of meaning

Hypernyms ("nuance" is a kind of...):

import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)

 Context examples 

Detecting the nuances of nonverbal communication between individuals will allow robots to serve in social spaces, allowing robots to perceive what people around them are doing, what moods they are in and whether they can be interrupted.

(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)