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1. (n.) subtlety
the state or quality of being subtle.
2. subtlety
acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination.
3. subtlety
a fine-drawn distinction; refinement of reasoning.
4. subtlety
something subtle.
Etymology: (1300–50; < OF sutilte < L subtīlitās; see subtile , -ity)
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| Definition of 'subtlety' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
2. (noun) subtlety, niceness
the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
"you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"
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1. (noun) subtlety
the quality of being subtle
the subtlety of his reasoning; color used with subtlety
2. subtlety
a small detail, not easily noticed
people who do not understand the subtleties of baseball
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| Definition of 'subtlety' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) subtlety
the quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness
2. (noun) subtlety
nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination
3. (noun) subtlety
something that is sly, crafty, or delusive
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Sense: clever or cunning
He has a subtle mind.
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 Afrikaans: subtiliteit |
 Arabic: دِقَّه، رِقَّه، ذَكاء، مَ |
 Bulgarian: неуловимост |
 Brazilian: sutileza |
 Czech: jemnost |
 German: die Feinheit |
 Danish: udspekulerethed |
 Greek: λεπτότητα, φινέτσα |
 Spanish: sutileza |
 Estonian: peenus |
 Farsi: بطرز هوشمندانه |
 Finnish: hienoisuus |
 French: subtilité |
 Hebrew: תִחכּום |
 Hindi: निपुर्णतापूर्वक |
 Croatian: finoća, domišljatost |
 Hungarian: finomság; ravaszság |
 Indonesian: kecerdikan |
 Icelandic: það að vera óljós/hárfínn |
 Italian: sottigliezza |
 Japanese: 微妙さ |
 Korean: 미세함 |
 Lithuanian: subtilumas |
 Latvian: smalkums; viltība |
 Malay: dengan licik |
 Dutch: subtiliteit, spitsvondigh |
 Norwegian: finurlighet; skarpsindigh |
 Polish: delikatność |
 Persian: بطرز هوشمندانه |
 Pashto: د هوښیارتیا په ډول |
 Portuguese: subtileza |
 Romanian: subtilitate |
 Russian: тонкость; острота |
 Slovak: jemnosť |
 Slovenian: nežnost, prefinjenost |
 Serbian: suptilnost |
 Swedish: subtilitet |
 Thai: ความบอบบาง |
 Turkish: kurnazlık |
 Taiwanese: 細，微妙 |
 Ukrainian: тонкість; хитрість |
 Urdu: لطافت |
 Vietnamese: sự tinh vi |
 Chinese: 细微，微妙 |
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