Nuance vs. Nuisance
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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.
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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 meaningNuisancenoun
(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
