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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 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. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

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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.

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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 does the 'B' in 'subtle' signify?

   • In the word 'subtle', the 'B' is a silent letter, so we do not pronounce it. 'Subtle' means something that is not immediately apparent or obvious. 1. 'Subtle' can mean something that is too delicate and complex, making it difficult to analyze, describe, and understand. 2. Clever, acumen. 3. Using clever and indirect methods to achieve something.

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   What does Subtil mean in English?

   • adjective: (= not very noticeable) [difference, distinction, changes] subtil (subtile); (= clever) [person, character, manner, mind, plan] subtil (subtile); (= delicate) [flavour, scent, shade] subtil (subtile) [...]

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   What is a subtle equivalence?

   • What’s subtle is that an equivalence between two objects should be recorded as additional data. Insider threats, where a company’s own employee carries out a cyberattack against it, are an especially pernicious and subtle form of hacking. Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.

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   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”.

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