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Synonyms for subtlety
ˈsʌt l tisub·tle·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
Synonyms:
cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, nuance, shadowiness, nicety, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tadsubtlety, nicenessnoun
the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
"you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"
Synonyms:
nicety, refinement, nuance, niceness, politeness, shade
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
subtletynoun
Synonyms:
craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guilesubtletynoun
Synonyms:
acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
subtletynoun
Synonyms:
cunning, artfulness, guile, craftiness, discernment, penetration
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List of paraphrases for "subtlety":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1172 | culture | |
#2674 | finish | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4692 | ghost | |
#4835 | polish | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8770 | civilization | |
#11996 | purification | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17245 | refining | |
#18886 | tad | |
#22650 | sophistication | |
#24573 | specter | |
#25431 | tint | |
#27757 | spectre | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30332 | civilisation | |
#35918 | finesse | |
#37939 | nuance | |
#43191 | subtlety | |
#44415 | wraith | |
#51312 | spook | |
#51887 | tincture | |
#53609 | politeness | |
#93606 | rightness | |
#126844 | niceness | |
#182397 | nicety | |
#207991 | justness |
How to use subtlety in a sentence?
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.
Subtlety has been the keyword I’ve heard from patients over the past year, minimally invasive procedures typically produce subtle aesthetic results and for many people, that is all they want or need at the time.
Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.
Translations for subtlety
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- subtilesaCatalan, Valencian
- Subtilität, Feinsinnigkeit, Scharfsinnigkeit, Scharfsinn, Geschicklichkeit, Zartheit, Raffiniertheit, Feinsinn, Raffinesse, FeinheitGerman
- delicadeza, sutilezaSpanish
- ظرافتPersian
- entremets, subtilitéFrench
- sutilezaGalician
- sottigliezzaItalian
- 微妙Japanese
- subtelność, delikatnośćPolish
- sutilezaPortuguese
- тонкостьRussian
- subtilitet, finessSwedish
- incelik, kurnazlık, zekilik, anlaşılmazlık, ustalıkTurkish
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