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 Definitions of subtle  [ˈsʌt l]  

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Definition of 'subtle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'subtle' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'subtle' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'subtle' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'subtle' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

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.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: subtiel Arabic flag Arabic: دَقيق، خَفيف Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: едва доловим
Brazilian flag Brazilian: sutil Czech flag Czech: nepatrný, jemný German flag German: fein
Danish flag Danish: svag; raffineret Greek flag Greek: λεπτός, μικρός, απροσδιόρ Spanish flag Spanish: sutil
Estonian flag Estonian: peen,õhkõrn Farsi flag Farsi: نامحسوس Finnish flag Finnish: hienoinen
French flag French: subtil Hebrew flag Hebrew: עָדִין Hindi flag Hindi: सूक्ष्म, अतिसूक्ष्म
Croatian flag Croatian: fin, nježan Hungarian flag Hungarian: finom Indonesian flag Indonesian: halus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: daufur,óljós; hárfínn Italian flag Italian: sottile Japanese flag Japanese: 微妙な
Korean flag Korean: 미세한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: subtilus, vos juntamas,šv Latvian flag Latvian: smalks; tikko jaušams; gr
Malay flag Malay: tidak ketara Dutch flag Dutch: subtiel Norwegian flag Norwegian: svak, subtil, spissfindig
Polish flag Polish: subtelny, delikatny Persian flag Persian: نامحسوس Pashto flag Pashto: نه محسوس کیدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: subtil Romanian flag Romanian: sub­til Russian flag Russian: тонкий; едва различный
Slovak flag Slovak: nepatrný, jemný Slovenian flag Slovenian: komaj opazen Serbian flag Serbian: suptilan
Swedish flag Swedish: subtil, hårfin Thai flag Thai: ละเอียด ; แนบเนียน Turkish flag Turkish: anlaşılması güç
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 細微的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: тонкий; ледь відчутний Urdu flag Urdu: ہلکا، نازک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: không dễ phát hiện Chinese flag Chinese: 细微的

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