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SUBTLETY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
Example:
you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew
Synonyms:
niceness; subtlety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("subtlety" is a kind of...):
difficultness; difficulty (the quality of being difficult)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Example:
don't argue about shades of meaning
Synonyms:
nicety; nuance; refinement; shade; subtlety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("subtlety" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
