Swedish noun

en nyans

shade, nuance

Meaning

shade, nuance

In Swedish: färgton

Forms

Forms of nyans
Singular, indefiniteen nyans
Singular, definitenyansen
Plural, indefinitenyanser
Plural, definitenyanserna

nyans is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nyans, den stora nyansen. Check another noun

Practise nyans

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Is it en nyans or ett nyans?

nyans in a sentence

  • ha sinne för nyanser
    have a feeling for nuances
  • olika nyanser av blått
    different shades of blue

Words built with nyans

  • färgnyans tint

Questions

What does nyans mean in English?

nyans means “shade, nuance”.

Is it en nyans or ett nyans?

It is en nyans, and “the shade” is nyansen.

What is the plural of nyans?

The plural of nyans is nyanser, and the definite plural is nyanserna.

Similar words

tonfärgton

Nearby common words

nyans is number 7,992 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary