Standard Lemma guide

nuanced

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 AA0 N S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The setting sunlight played through the gently waving branches, creating subtly nuanced transitions of color and tone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: naive

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of nuance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From nuance + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 具有細微差別的 — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 具有细微差别的 (jùyǒu xìwéi chābié de) — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 細緻入微 — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 细致入微 (xìzhì rùwēi) — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精確 /精确 (jīngquè) — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複雜 /复杂 (fùzá) — having nuances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 细腻 (xìnì) — having nuances
  • Finnish: vivahteikas — having nuances
  • French: nuancé — having nuances
  • French: détaillé — having nuances
  • German: nuanciert — having nuances
  • Hungarian: árnyalt — having nuances
  • Italian: dettagliato — having nuances
  • Russian: тщательный (tščatelʹnyj) — having nuances
  • Russian: глубокий (glubokij) — having nuances
  • Serbo-Croatian: нијансирана (nijansirana) — having nuances
  • Spanish: matizado — having nuances
  • Spanish: detallado — having nuances
  • Swedish: nyanserad — having nuances