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1. (adj.) subtle
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
2. subtle
fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand:
subtle irony.
3. subtle
delicate or faint and mysterious:
a subtle smile.
4. subtle
characterized by or requiring mental acuteness, penetration, or discernment.
5. subtle
cunning, wily, or crafty.
6. subtle
insidious in operation:
a subtle poison.
7. subtle
skillful, clever, or ingenious.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME sotil < OF < L subtīlissubtile)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) elusive, subtle
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
2. (adj) subtle
able to make fine distinctions
"a subtle mind"
3. (adj) insidious, pernicious, subtle
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
"glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
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1. (adjective) subtle
affecting sth in a way that is not obvious
subtle changes in her mood; The transition was subtle.
2. subtle
pleasant and not too strong
a subtle flavor of ginger
3. subtle
creative and intelligent in a way that is not too obvious
a subtle argument; His acting was subtle but powerful.; He tried subtly to convince his son.; subtly shaded black-and-white photographs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. subtle
sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe
2. subtle
cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem
3. subtle
characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive
4. subtle
smooth and deceptive
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Sense: faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain
There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.
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 Afrikaans: subtiel |
 Arabic: دَقيق، خَفيف |
 Bulgarian: едва доловим |
 Brazilian: sutil |
 Czech: nepatrný, jemný |
 German: fein |
 Danish: svag; raffineret |
 Greek: λεπτός, μικρός, απροσδιόρ |
 Spanish: sutil |
 Estonian: peen,õhkõrn |
 Farsi: نامحسوس |
 Finnish: hienoinen |
 French: subtil |
 Hebrew: עָדִין |
 Hindi: सूक्ष्म, अतिसूक्ष्म |
 Croatian: fin, nježan |
 Hungarian: finom |
 Indonesian: halus |
 Icelandic: daufur,óljós; hárfínn |
 Italian: sottile |
 Japanese: 微妙な |
 Korean: 미세한 |
 Lithuanian: subtilus, vos juntamas,šv |
 Latvian: smalks; tikko jaušams; gr |
 Malay: tidak ketara |
 Dutch: subtiel |
 Norwegian: svak, subtil, spissfindig |
 Polish: subtelny, delikatny |
 Persian: نامحسوس |
 Pashto: نه محسوس کیدل |
 Portuguese: subtil |
 Romanian: subtil |
 Russian: тонкий; едва различный |
 Slovak: nepatrný, jemný |
 Slovenian: komaj opazen |
 Serbian: suptilan |
 Swedish: subtil, hårfin |
 Thai: ละเอียด ; แนบเนียน |
 Turkish: anlaşılması güç |
 Taiwanese: 細微的 |
 Ukrainian: тонкий; ледь відчутний |
 Urdu: ہلکا، نازک |
 Vietnamese: không dễ phát hiện |
 Chinese: 细微的 |
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