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subtle — adjective 1) subtle colors Syn: understated, muted, subdued; delicate, faint, pale, soft, indistinct 2) subtle distinctions Syn: fine, fine drawn, nice, hair splitting … Thesaurus of popular words
subtle — adjective 1) subtle colours Syn: understated, muted, subdued, delicate, soft 2) subtle distinctions Syn: fine, nice 3) a subtle change Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Subtle — Sub tle, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtle — [sut′ l] adj. subtler [sut′lər, sut′ l ər] subtlest [ME sotil < OFr soutil < L subtilis, fine, thin, precise, orig., closely woven < sub (see SUB ) + tela, web < * texla < texere, to weave: see TECHNIC] 1. thin; rare; tenuous; not… … English World dictionary
subtle — ► ADJECTIVE (subtler, subtlest) 1) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe. 2) capable of making fine distinctions. 3) delicately complex and understated: subtle lighting. 4) making use of clever and indirect methods to… … English terms dictionary
subtle — adj. (subtler, subtlest) 1 evasive or mysterious; hard to grasp (subtle charm; a subtle distinction). 2 (of scent, colour, etc.) faint, delicate, elusive (subtle perfume). 3 a capable of making fine distinctions; perceptive; acute (subtle… … Useful english dictionary
subtle — [ sʌt(ə)l] adjective (subtler, subtlest) 1》 so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe: a subtle distinction. ↘capable of making fine distinctions. ↘delicately complex and understated: subtle lighting. 2》 making use… … English new terms dictionary
Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church … Catholic encyclopedia
sub´tle|ness — sub|tle «SUHT uhl», adjective, tler, tlest. 1. very fine; thin; delicate: »Some subtle odors are hard to recognize. SYNONYM(S): tenuous, rare. 2. so fine or delicate as to elude observation or analysis: »subtle distinctions. Subtle jokes are… … Useful english dictionary
sub|tle — «SUHT uhl», adjective, tler, tlest. 1. very fine; thin; delicate: »Some subtle odors are hard to recognize. SYNONYM(S): tenuous, rare. 2. so fine or delicate as to elude observation or analysis: »subtle distinctions. Subtle jokes are often hard… … Useful english dictionary
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