Nuance vs. Nuisance

Nuance vs. Nuisance — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Nuance and Nuisance

Nuancenoun

A minor distinction.

Nuisancenoun

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

Nuancenoun

Subtlety or fine detail.

Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.

Nuisancenoun

A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

Nuanceverb

(transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.

Nuisancenoun

(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

a public nuisance
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Nuancenoun

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;

without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humordon't argue about shades of meaning

Nuisancenoun

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

Nuisancenoun

a bothersome annoying person;

that kid is a terrible pain