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nuanced Definition

nu·anced (-änst′)

adjective

treated or done so as to show or display small, delicate, or subtle variations, gradations, etc., as in meaning

nuanced Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • understanding: Which makes for deeper, more nuanced, more satisfying understanding in your readings.
  • interpretation: Ultimately this will lead to a more nuanced, historical interpretation.
  • reading: The result is a fresh, nuanced reading of a major classic.
  • analysis: By the nature of the methodology being adopted, the research will place emphasis on the following: The need for gender nuanced analyzes.
  • performance: I think he gave such a beautifully nuanced performance.

Modifying Another Word

  • subtly: Ray's mastery turned a starkly conventional plot into a subtly nuanced story which topped the Bengali box office for months.
  • finely: The midrange proper is first-rate - clear, even, finely nuanced, with a particularly precise image.
  • beautifully: I think he gave such a beautifully nuanced performance.
  • carefully: This needs to be carefully nuanced; illegal acts were not all regarded in the same way.
  • highly: By the late 1890s Cézanne's mastery of the medium allowed for a range of highly nuanced luminous effects.
  • very: So the whole legal position is very, very nuanced.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Becoming more nuanced about such constitutive dynamics will not guarantee that we can interrupt the tendencies upon which he focuses here.

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