English-Thai Dictionary

subtlety

N ความบอบบาง  elegance exquisiteness kwam-bob-bang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBTLETY

Sub "tle *ty, n.; pl. Subtleties. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

subtlety

sub tle ty |ˈsətltē ˈsədlti | ▶noun ( pl. subtleties ) the quality or state of being subtle: the textural subtlety of Degas. • a subtle distinction, feature, or argument: the subtleties of English grammar. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French soutilte, from Latin subtilitas, from subtilis ‘fine, delicate ’ (see subtle ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

subtlety

subtlety |ˈsʌt (ə )lti | ▶noun ( pl. subtleties ) [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being subtle: the textural subtlety of Degas. • [ count noun ] a subtle distinction, feature, or argument: the subtleties of English grammar. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French soutilte, from Latin subtilitas, from subtilis ‘fine, delicate ’ (see subtle ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

subtlety

subtlety noun 1 the subtlety of the flavor: delicacy, delicateness, subtleness; understatedness, mutedness, softness. 2 classification is fraught with subtlety: fineness, subtleness, niceness, nicety, nuance. 3 the subtlety of the human mind: astuteness, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, canniness, shrewdness, perceptiveness, discernment, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, wisdom, cleverness, intelligence. 4 the subtlety of their tactics: ingenuity, cleverness, skillfulness, adroitness, cunning, guile, craftiness, wiliness, artfulness, deviousness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

subtlety

subtlety noun 1 they prefer the cheese for its subtlety and depth of flavour: delicacy, delicateness, subtleness, elusiveness, faintness; understatedness, understatement, mutedness, softness. 2 classification is fraught with subtlety: fineness, subtleness, precision, preciseness, niceness, nicety, nuance, shade, detail, slightness, minuteness, narrowness, tenuousness, indistinctness, indefiniteness, lack of definition, elusiveness. 3 the subtlety of the human mind: astuteness, keenness, acuteness, fineness, sharpness, razor-sharpness, sharp-wittedness, canniness, shrewdness, perceptiveness, perception, discernment, sensitivity, discrimination, penetration, percipience, perspicacity, perspicuity, acuity, sagacity, wisdom, cleverness, intelligence, skilfulness, skill, artfulness, dexterity, brightness, finesse; informal savvy; rare sapience. ANTONYMS slow-wittedness, dullness. 4 the employers' tactics varied in their subtlety: ingenuity, cleverness, skilfulness, expertise, adroitness, complexity, intricacy, cunning, guile, craftiness, wiliness, artfulness, deviousness. ANTONYMS crudeness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

subtlety

sub tle ty /sʌ́t (ə )lti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 捕らえどころのないこと, 微妙 (さ ), 神秘 ; 複雑 (な良さ ), 精巧, 緻密 （ちみつ ）.2 C 〖通例 -ties 〗(隠れた重要な )細部, 微細 (な区分 ), 機微 .3 U 〈人の 〉鋭敏 [繊細 ](さ ), (鋭い )感受性 [洞察力 ]; 巧妙 [狡猾 （こうかつ ）](さ ).