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Nuance

A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.

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Import 76% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Meaning 76% connected

of Mean

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Significance 76% connected

Alt. of Significancy

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Signification 76% connected

The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

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Nicety 92% connected

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Refinement 92% connected

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

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Shade 92% connected

Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between th…

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Subtlety 92% connected

The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

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Amelioration noun · 78% connection

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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Betterment noun · 78% connection

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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Broadening noun · 78% connection

the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"

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Change noun · 78% connection

a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"

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Deterioration noun · 78% connection

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

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Dislodge verb · 78% connection

change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

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Euphemism noun · 78% connection

an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

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Impairment noun · 78% connection

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

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Melioration noun · 78% connection

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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Metaphor noun · 78% connection

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a simila…

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Metonymy noun · 78% connection

substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in ‘they counted heads’)

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Narrowing noun · 78% connection

an instance of becoming narrow

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Reposition verb · 78% connection

change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

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Semantic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning; "semantic analysis"

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Shift verb · 78% connection

change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

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Specialisation noun · 78% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Specialism noun · 78% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Speciality noun · 78% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Accord verb · 78% connection

Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting.

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Adumbrate verb · 78% connection

To overshadow; to shade.

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Arbor noun · 78% connection

A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower.

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Blend verb · 78% connection

To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.

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Blending noun · 78% connection

The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly.

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Bongrace noun · 78% connection

A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.

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Bottle green unknown · 78% connection

A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass.

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Cankerworm noun · 78% connection

The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying…

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Carmine noun · 78% connection

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

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Cast noun · 78% connection

A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.

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Climax verb · 78% connection

Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

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Degree noun · 78% connection

One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; g…

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Delicate adjective · 78% connection

Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; d…

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Density noun · 78% connection

Depth of shade.

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Descent noun · 78% connection

A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.

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Difference noun · 78% connection

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a diff…

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Differential adjective · 78% connection

Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential…

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Differentiate verb · 78% connection

To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential charact…

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