nuance (n.)

• allegory
• allusion
• amount
• assumption
• caliber
• coloration
• compass
• connotation
• contradistinction
• cut
• dash
• degree
• delicacy
• demarcation
• differentia
• differential
• differentiation
• distinction
• distinctiveness
• division
• extent
• grade
• hairline
• hairsplitting
• height
• hint
• implication
• import
• inference
• innuendo
• interval
• intimation
• leap
• level
• margin
• mark
• meaning
• measure
• nicety
• notch
• overtone
• pas
• peg
• period
• pitch
• plane
• plateau
• point
• presumption
• presupposition
• proportion
• range
• ratio
• reach
• refinement
• remove
• round
• rung
• scale
• scope
• segregation
• separation
• shade
• shadow
• soupcon
• space
• stair
• standard
• step
• stint
• subtlety
• suggestion
• supposition
• suspicion
• symbolism
• tinge
• touch
• tread
• undercurrent
• undertone