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Nuance vs Complexity - What's the difference?

nuance | complexity |

As a verb nuance

is .

As an adjective nuance

is nuanced.

As a noun complexity is

(uncountable) the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

nuance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A minor distinction.
  • Subtlety or fine detail.
  • Understanding the basics is easy; appreciating the nuances takes years.
  • * 1901: Alpheus Spring Packard, Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution
  • ...the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance ), that the remarkable differences become obliterated...

    Derived terms

    * nuanced

    complexity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
  • (countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
  • Synonyms

    * complicacy

    Antonyms

    * simplicity

    Derived terms

    * complexity theory * space complexity * time complexity * Kolmogorov complexity