One reason you seemed to miss is...
You're right. One reason I left out is that some people do not know the meaning of the word. I thought it would be ungracious of me to include that one just to account for you so I stuck to the more common reasons.
Ordinarily under these circumstances I would suggest that you look the word up in the dictionary but we've already been there, done that. At the time of our last trip to the dictionary, I was on your case for using the "nuance" as a verb meaning "to infer." You replied to me the following:
To:kholt who wrote (22666)
From: wstera_02 Friday, Jan 2, 2004 6:57 PM
Respond to of 23369
nuance - to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
Did you think I hadn't noticed how you edited Webster's definition to make it look like a the word had a verb form?
Here's the actual Webster definition with your excerpt bolded:
Main Entry: nu·ance
Pronunciation: 'nü-"än(t)s, 'nyü-, -"äns; nu-', nyu-'
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to Welsh nudd mist
1 : a subtle distinction or variation
2 : a subtle quality : NICETY
3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
- nu·anced /-"än(t)st, -'än(t)st/ adjective
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At the time I let your little attempted deception pass without comment. I was in gracious mode then, too. Guess I'm having a graciousness lapse at the moment... |
