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6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
originBorrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus).
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