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Nuance vs Nance - What's the difference?

nuance | nance |

As verbs the difference between nuance and nance

is that nuance is while nance is (uncommon|slang) to move in a prissy or stereotypically gay way .

As an adjective nuance

is nuanced.

As a noun nance is

a male homosexual.

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

    nance

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (derogatory) nancyboy
  • Verb

  • To act in an effeminate manner.