subtlety
IPA: sˈʌtʌɫti
noun
- (uncountable) The quality of being subtle.
- The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
- The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)
- The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)
- The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)
- (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
- (countable, historical) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
- (uncountable, countable, archaic) The quality of being clever in surreptitious or deceitful behaviour; an act or argument that shows this quality.
- (countable, obsolete) A trick that creates a false appearance.
- (uncountable, obsolete) The property of having a low density or thin consistency.
- (uncountable, obsolete) The property of being able to penetrate materials easily.
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Examples of "subtlety" in Sentences
- He can distinguish subtlety of taste.
- But it ignores the subtlety of the building.
- They completely miss the subtlety of the game.
- Maybe subtlety isn't the domain of the wikipedia.
- The point is made with subtlety in the introduction.
- The impact of the story was inherent in its subtlety.
- In every aspect of the house, subtlety was the keyword.
- Just look at the poster; subtlety is lost on these morons.
- He has the subtlety and rhetorical finesse of a fighting dog.
- But it does so with such subtlety, panache and sophistication.
- The density and subtlety of the information requires some pruning.
- I initially found it strange as well, but I wonder if the lack of subtlety is deliberate.
- I guess that subtlety is wasted on you buggers but I do appreciate the backup nonetheless.
- Yes, "she pursued with greater energy," what you call subtlety of argument is but force of conviction.
- When facing an enemy who could rip you apart with his strength or his mind, subtlety is how you avoid ending up in the morgue!
- The Serpent not only refers to a legless creature that slithers around in subtlety it also meant “Beguiling, wise, and beautiful.”
- That we can buy student safety by repressing free discourse; that subtlety is impossible and will lead to irresponsibility, lawlessness, who knows what social ills.
- Your subtlety is lost even upon the bishops and priests who should know better, as I have seen them condemn all gays and gay rights initiatives as a moral evil that destroys the family.
- M. Night's idea of subtlety is to make the moral of this movie the only theory that's given any substantial screen time, and then repeat it ad nauseum, in such a ham-fisted, poorly scripted manner that during the movie, people (myself included) laughed out loud at 'serious' moments, and before it was halfway over, handfuls of people had walked out.