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Subtlety

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

n. The quality or state of being subtle.

n. Something subtle, especially a nicety of thought or a fine distinction.

n. The quality or fact of being subtle.

n. An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.

n. An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.

n. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

n. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.

n. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.

n. Same as subtilty, 1.

n. Acuteness of intellect; delicacy of discrimination or penetration; intellectual activity; subtility.

n. Same as subtilty, 2.

n. Slyness; artifice; cunning; craft; stratagem; craftiness; artfulness; wiliness.

n. Also subtilty.

n. That which is subtle or subtile. Also subtilty.

n. That which is intellectually acute or nicely discriminating.

n. That which is of false appearance; a deception; an illusion.

n. Same as subtilty, 6.

n. the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

"I initially found it strange as well, but I wonder if the lack of subtlety is deliberate."

Words that are more generic or abstract

difficultness difficulty significance signification import

attenuation niceness nicety delicacy intelligence

Words with the same meaning

cunning craftiness artfulness

Words that are found in similar contexts

ingenuity delicacy tact clearness originality