Subtle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive: a subtle smile.
  • adj. Difficult to understand; abstruse: an argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
  • adj. Able to make fine distinctions: a subtle mind.
  • adj. Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
  • adj. Crafty or sly; devious.
  • adj. Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious: a subtle poison.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
  • adj. Cleverly contrived.
  • adj. Cunning, skillful.
  • adj. insidious
  • adj. Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons.
  • adj. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous.
  • adj. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; ; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; ; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
  • adj. Smooth and deceptive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as subtile, 1.
  • Same as subtile, 2.
  • Sly; insinuating; artful; cunning; crafty; deceitful; treacherous: as, a subtle adversary; a subtle scheme. Also subtile.
  • Cunningly devised; artfully contrived or handled; ingenious; clever: as, a subtle stratagem. Also subtile.
  • Characterized by acuteness and penetration of mind; sagacious; discerning; discriminating; shrewd; quick-witted: as, a subtle understanding; subtle penetration or insight. Also subtile.
  • Made carefully level; smooth; even.
  • Ingenious; skilful; clever; handy: as, a subtle operator. Also subtile.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. able to make fine distinctions
  • adj. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  • adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
    • Equivalent
    perceptive    impalpable    harmful   
    Cross Reference
    attenuated    penetrative    elusive    nice    delicate    intelligent    ingenious    discerning    artful   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sly    wily    cunning    crafty    artful    shrewd    insinuating    subtile    treacherous    refined   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    rebuttal    ruttle    scuttle    shuttle    suttle    unsubtle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    delicate    natural    profound   
     
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