subtlety
Meaning of subtlety
noun
- The quality of being subtle.
- An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.
- An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
At the king's coronation feast, several subtleties were served between main courses.
- The quality of being clever in surreptitious or deceitful behaviour; an act or argument that shows this quality.
- A trick that creates a false appearance.
- The property of having a low density or thin consistency.
- The property of being able to penetrate materials easily.
Information about subtlety
- It is a name.
- The plural form of subtlety is: subtleties.
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Hyphenation of subtlety
sub-tlety
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- subtlety is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
subtlety synonyms
Meaning nuance:
nuance, nicety, shade, refinement
Meaning niceness:
Meaning :
artifice, craftiness, cunning, deceitfulness, slyness, trickery, deception, illusion, penetrancy, piercingness
Translation of subtlety
- Italian: sottigliezza
- French: minceur
- Spanish: sutilidad
- Portuguese: fineza
Words that rhyme with subtlety
unmovablety, idlety, selety, cogglety, jogglety, ringlety, ficklety, billety, bullety, pellety, shillety, gimlety, violety, scarlety, hypersubtlety, nonsubtlety, oversubtlety, supersubtlety, unsubtlety, barrulety, monophylety, polyphylety
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