Subtile

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Subtle.
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  • adj. subtle
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Thin; not dense or gross; rare.
  • adj. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven.
  • adj. Acute; piercing; searching.
  • adj. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle.
  • adj. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Tenuous; thin; extremely fine; rare; rarefied: as, subtile vapor; subtile odors or effluvia; a subtile powder; a subtile medium. Also subtle.
  • Delicately constituted, made, or formed; delicately constructed; thin; slender; fine; delicate; refined; dainty. Also subtle.
  • Sharp; penetrating; piercing.
  • Same as subtle, 3.
  • Same as subtle, 4.
  • Same as subtle, 5.
  • Same as subtle, 7.
  • To contrive or practise cunningly.
  • To scheme or plan cunningly.
  • To tamper; meddle.
    • Word Usage
    "There is a lot to be said for the small and subtile illustrations in these books."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acute    thin    rare    nice    fine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    subtlest    subtle    indefinable    metaphysical    womanly   
     
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