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subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,bystrost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,hnidopišství n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,jemnost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,křehkost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,mazanost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,nepatrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,rafinovanost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,subtilnost n: PetrV |
Subtlety
(gcide) | 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.
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The fox which lives by subtlety. --Shak.
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2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of
discrimination.
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3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
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Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.
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subtlety
(wn) | subtlety
n 1: 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" [syn:
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement]
2: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had
to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" [syn:
subtlety, niceness] |
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subtlety
(encz) | subtlety,bystrost n: PetrVsubtlety,hnidopišství n: PetrVsubtlety,jemnost n: PetrVsubtlety,křehkost n: PetrVsubtlety,mazanost n: PetrVsubtlety,nepatrnost n: Zdeněk Brožsubtlety,rafinovanost n: PetrVsubtlety,subtilnost n: PetrV |
subtlety
(wn) | subtlety
n 1: 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" [syn:
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement]
2: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had
to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" [syn:
subtlety, niceness] |
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