HOW TO PRONOUNCE
nuance
/ˈnju.ɑns/
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Keep the first syllable prominent.
Stress the first syllable. American pronunciations include both NOO and NYOO at the beginning.
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“A subtle nuance in her answer.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does nuance mean?
noun
- A minor distinction.
- Subtlety or fine detail.
verb
- To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnju.ɑns/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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And her voice was as flexible as her body; equal to any demand, capable of every nuance.
In our youthful years we still venerate and despise without the art of NUANCE, which is the best gain of life, and we have rightly to do hard penance for having fallen upon men and things with Yea and Nay.