subtlety

sub·tle·ty  (stl-t)

n. pl. sub·tle·ties

1. The quality or state of being subtle.

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

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subtlety [ˈsʌt^əltɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the state or quality of being subtle; delicacy

2. a fine distinction or the ability to make such a distinction

3. something subtle

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Subtlety of sergeants—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486. (From the use of the title sergeant for lawyers, hence, lawyers collectively.)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subtlety - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" nuance, nicety, refinement, shade meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	2.	subtlety - the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" niceness difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

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subtlety

noun

1. fine point, refinement, nicety, sophistication, delicacy, intricacy, discernment All those linguistic subtleties get lost when a book goes into translation.

2. delicacy, softness, delicateness, subtleness Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model.

3. skill, acumen, astuteness, ingenuity, guile, cleverness, deviousness, sagacity, acuteness, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, wiliness She analyses herself with great subtlety.

4. sensitivity, diplomacy, discretion, delicacy, understanding, skill, consideration, judgment, perception, finesse, tact, thoughtfulness, discernment, savoir-faire, adroitness They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety.

Translations

subtlety [ˈsʌtltɪ] N

1. (= delicacy, refinement) [of colour, book, humour, person] → sutileza f
his performance lacked subtlety → su actuación carecía de matices
he has all the subtlety of a herd of rhinoceroses → es más bruto que un arao
the subtleties of English → los matices del inglés

2. (= perceptiveness) → perspicacia f, agudeza f
he analyses the situation with great subtlety → analiza la situación con gran perspicacia or agudeza

subtlety [ˈsʌt^əlti] n

(= fine detail) → subtilité f

[work art, film, style] → subtilité f

(= perceptiveness) [person, mind] → subtilité f

(= sensitivity) [approach, manner] → subtilité f

(= delicacy) [flavour, scent, shade] → subtilité f

subtlety

n

(= delicacy) → Feinheit f; (of irony, distinction also) → Subtilität f (geh); (of perfume, flavour also, hint, allusion) → Zartheit f; (of charm) → Unaufdringlichkeit f

(= sophistication, of remark, argument, point) → Scharfsinn (→ igkeit f) m, → Spitzfindigkeit f; (of problem) → Subtilität f; (of design, construction, proof) → Raffiniertheit f; his methods lack subtlety → seinen Methoden fehlt (die) Finesse or Subtilität (geh); the subtleties of the novel → die Feinheiten pl → des Romans; subtlety is wasted on him → feine Andeutungen nützen bei ihm nichts

(= discriminative powers, of observer, critic) → Aufmerksamkeit f, → Subtilität f (geh)

subtlety [ˈsʌtltɪ] n (see adj) → sottigliezza, delicatezza

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subtlety [ˈsʌtltɪ] n (see adj) → sottigliezza, delicatezza