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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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What does nuance mean?

noun

  1. A minor distinction.
  2. Subtlety or fine detail.

verb

  1. To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnju.ɑns/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈnuː.ɑns/
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And her voice was as flexible as her body; equal to any demand, capable of every nuance.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
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.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheBeyond Good and EvilTranslated by Helen ZimmernProject Gutenberg ebook #4363