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   Sub·tle·ty

   /ˈsədltē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality or state of being subtle: "the textural subtlety of Degas" Similar delicacydelicatenesssubtlenesselusivenessfaintnessunderstatednessunderstatementmutednesssoftnessastutenesskeennessacutenessfinenesssharpnessrazor-sharpnesssharp-wittednesscanninessshrewdnessperceptivenessperceptiondiscernmentsensitivitydiscriminationpenetrationpercipienceperspicacityperspicuityacuitysagacitywisdomclevernessintelligenceskillfulnessskillartfulnessdexteritybrightnessfinesseinformal:savvyrare:sapienceingenuityclevernessskillfulnessexpertiseadroitnesscomplexityintricacycunningguilecraftinesswilinessartfulnessdeviousnessOpposite slow-wittednessdullnesscrudeness
   • ▪ a subtle distinction, feature, or argument: "the subtleties of English grammar" Similar finenesssubtlenessprecisionprecisenessnicenessnicetynuanceshadedetailslightnessminutenessnarrownesstenuousnessindistinctnessindefinitenesslack of definitionelusiveness

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French soutilte, from Latin subtilitas, from subtilis ‘fine, delicate’ (see subtle).

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