nuanced
Something that's nuanced has subtle details that make it complex and interesting. A nuanced conversation isn't just small talk — it really makes you think.
Nuanced is one of those words that attempts to capture an elusive quality. When a book or movie is described as nuanced, it implies a work that's meaningful and complicated, with relationships between characters that seem as multi-layered and subtle as real life. Nuance means "slight degree of difference," from the French nuer, "to shade," and a Latin root that means "a cloud or vapor."
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conveying a subtle difference in tone, meaning, or attitude
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Vocabulary lists containing nuanced
Considered a seminal work of African-American literature, Their Eyes Were Watching God is notable for its strong and independent female protagonist.
As a Detroit DJ spinning hits along with romantic advice, seventeen-year-old Prince Jones challenges Danielle Ford to give him three dates to make her fall in love with him.
With all of his family sick, dead, or gone, sixteen-year-old Dorian Gray Henry looks for ways to keep himself and a stray dog alive in rural Vermont and Tennessee.