nuanced

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2 meanings of nuanced

1
adjective
Having small, careful differences in detail, pattern, or meaning, not simple or all one way.
The actor gave a nuanced performance that made the villain seem almost kind.
The artist's later paintings use more nuanced colors than her early work.
Similarsubtle, complex, sophisticated, layered, balanced
Oppositesimplistic, crude, one-sided
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2
verb
Past tense and past participle of nuance. Use it for changing something a little in a careful way, in the past.
The coach nuanced his advice after watching the team play.
The singer has nuanced the old song so it sounds new again.
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nuanced is a form of nuance

nuance, verb: To change or adjust something in a small, careful way. Full entry

Forms: nuancenuances he/she/itnuancing -ing formnuanced past tense, past participle
Spelling: nuance → nuanced: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

From the word nuance with -ed added.