English is blessed with numerous pairs of near - synonyms that allow one to mark
subtle differences in meaning.
Not exact matches
Young skeptics like me long to deconstruct old notions of truth, salvation, faith, and doubt, and
in doing so, we have developed ideas that can easily be described as «
subtle differences or distinctions
in expression,
meaning, or response,» or «very slight
differences or variation
in color or tone.»
The media has consistently characterized his approach to a variety of issues as «nuanced,» a description that employs the adjective form of «nuance» — a word which, according to Webster,
means «a
subtle difference or distinction
in expression,
meaning, responses, etc.» Synonyms include «subtlety,» «hint,» and «refinement.»
I think that even though you can taste a
subtle difference, most people (
meaning my family, friends and co-workers) are too busy shoving cookies
in their faces to even notice!
The variation
in the fund structures
mean subtle, but important
differences at the end of the chain for individual investors.
[9] The
difference in wording is
subtle, and hampered by imprecision — it all comes down to the
meaning of some.
[9] The
difference in wording is
subtle and hampered by imprecision (it all comes down to the
meaning of some), but it's difficult not to see this as deliberately misleading on Winter's part.
The
subtle difference can
means HUNDREDS
in savings!
Serious misunderstandings
in the scope of services to be provided can arise from these
subtle but important
differences in meaning.
The
difference in appearance here is somewhat
subtle and hard to describe; it basically
means that the image doesn't appear as seamlessly on the surface of the device as the image on the iPad Pro.
According to Dictionary.com, the definition for «nuance» is: «a
subtle difference or distinction
in expression,
meaning, response, etc..»
My close college friends and I named ourselves feminists, cursed loudly
in public, flirted with insults instead of hair flips, gave one another dead roses for Valentine's Day, and even penned a poster for our apartment that read «The Hairy - Leg Café» to play with the negative stereotypes of feminists we knew some of our peers held.2 For me, using the F - word as a proud marker of my belief
in equality
means that I hear
subtle and not so
subtle put - downs when I'm critical of sexual double standards, traditional heterosexual marriage,
differences in pay and prestige, and who cleans the bathroom.