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subtlety

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subtlety  \Sub"tle*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Subtleties}.  [OE.  sotelte, 
  sutilte,  OF  sotillete  L.  subtilitas  See  {Subtle},  and  cf 
  {Subtility}.] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  subtle,  or  sly;  cunning; 
  craftiness;  artfulness. 
 
  The  fox  which  lives  by  subtlety.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Nice  discernment  with  delicacy  of  mental  action  nicety  of 
  discrimination. 
 
  3.  Something  that  is  sly,  crafty,  or  delusive. 
 
  Unlearned  in  the  world's  false  subtleties.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  subtlety 
  n  1:  a  subtle  difference  in  meaning  [syn:  {nuance},  {nicety},  {shade}, 
  {refinement}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  being  difficult  to  detect  or  analyze;  "you 
  had  to  admire  the  subtlety  of  the  distinctions  he  drew" 
  [syn:  {niceness}]




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