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   subtle

   /ˈsʌtl/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe: "his language expresses rich and subtle meanings" Similar finefine-drawnultra-fineniceoverniceminuteprecisenarrowtenuoushair-splittingindistinctindefiniteelusiveabstruseinformal:minusculeOpposite crude
   • ▪ (of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated: "subtle lighting" Similar understatedlow-keymutedtoned downsubdueddelicatefaintpalesoftindistinctindefinitevaguewashed outOpposite luridobvious
   • ▪ capable of making fine distinctions: "a subtle mind" Similar astutekeenquickfineacutesharprazor-likerazor-sharprapier-likecannyshrewdawareperceptivediscerningsensitivediscriminatingpenetratingsagaciouswisecleverintelligentskilfulartfulsapientpercipientperspicaciousinformal:on the ballsavvyarchaic:politicOpposite slow-witted
   • ▪ arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way: "the German plan was simple yet subtle"
   • 2. making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something: "he tried a more subtle approach"
   • 3. crafty; cunning: archaic "the subtle fiend dissembled" Similar ingeniouscleverskilfuladroitcunningcraftywilyartfuldeviousOpposite crudeartless

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘not easily understood’): from Old French sotil, from Latin subtilis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subtleness noun

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   What does subtle mean in a sentence?

   • A subtle current of desire passed through her body, weakening her hold upon the brushes and making her eyes burn. The champagne was cold, and its subtle fumes played fantastic tricks with Edna's memory that night. Subtle definition: thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.. See examples of SUBTLE used in a sentence.

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   What is a subtle person?

   • Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable . ...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things. Intolerance can take subtler forms too. The truth is subtly different. We change subtly all the time. A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.

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   How do you pronounce subtilis?

   • The word is pronounced like "suttle" and it was originally spelled that way when it was borrowed from Old French, but the b got imported to make the word look more like its ultimate source, the Latin adjective subtilis. But don't pronounce the b — that won't be very subtle! "Subtle."

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   What is subtle adjective?

   • Definition of subtle adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (often approving) not very obvious or easy to notice There are subtle differences between the two versions. The fragrance is a subtle blend of jasmine and sandalwood. She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present. Want to learn more?

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   characterized by mental acuteness or penetration: a subtle understanding. cunning, wily, or crafty: a subtle liar. Synonyms: slick, foxy, tricky, sly. insidious in operation: subtle poison. skillful, clever, or ingenious: a subtle painter.

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   adjective. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. “his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change” “a subtle difference” synonyms: elusive. impalpable. imperceptible to the senses or the mind. adjective. able to make fine distinctions. “a subtle mind” synonyms: perceptive.

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