"nuance" meaning in French

See nuance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɥɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-nuance.ogg [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-nuance.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-nuance.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nuance.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: nuances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: From nuer + -ance. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|nuer|-ance}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verb suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āre", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ier", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "nuer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-āntia", "lang_name" : "Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "nuance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="nuance">, {{af|fr|nuer|-ance}} nuer + -ance Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} nuance f (plural nuances)
  1. nuance:
    (minor distinction)
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nuance-fr-noun-~grfXJ95
  2. nuance:
    (subtlety or fine detail)
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nuance-fr-noun-~grfXJ951
  3. gradation of colors Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nuance-fr-noun-60g-85Oh Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ance: 12 12 46 30
  4. (music) dynamics Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nuance-fr-noun-xuEME8~4 Categories (other): Music, Pages with 6 entries, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 34 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 1 1 3 14 30 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 5 5 22 68 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 16 77 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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          "dynamics"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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}

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