shade of meaning
41allegedly, reportedly, reputedly — Each of these words means according to a statement or affirmation, but the two have slightly different connotations. The driver was allegedly ill means that someone asserted, claimed, or openly stated an opinion of the driver s condition. The… …
42noob — (n.) c.2000 in gamer slang, variant of NEWBIE (Cf. newbie); often used interchangeably with it, but also often with a more derogatory shade of meaning; newbies owe their clueless behavior to lack of experience and can improve, while the… …
43special duty — illegal or inhuman activity sanctioned by the state Special duty groups is a close translation [of Einsatzgruppen]. But the amorphous word Einsatz had another shade of meaning knightliness. (Keneally, 1982, writing about Nazi gangs… …
44nuance — ► NOUN ▪ a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, colour, etc. ► VERB (usu. be nuanced) ▪ give nuances to. ORIGIN French, from Latin nubes cloud …
45word value — noun : the effectiveness of a word to express the exact shade of meaning desired and to fit into the rhythmical structure of a phrase or sentence …
46nice´ness — nice «nys», adjective, nic|er, nic|est, adverb. –adj. 1. that is good or pleasing; agreeable; satisfactory: »a nice face, a nice child, a nice ride, a nice day …
47nice´ly — nice «nys», adjective, nic|er, nic|est, adverb. –adj. 1. that is good or pleasing; agreeable; satisfactory: »a nice face, a nice child, a nice ride, a nice day …
48The Shades — Shade Shade (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow},… …
49painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
50Distinguishing blue from green in language — Main article: Color term#Basic color terms The application of terms to ranges of the visible spectrum are essentially arbitrary, cultural conventions. The notion of green in modern European languages corresponds to about 520–570 nm, but many… …
