Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being subtle, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
subtle , of avoidingbrute force and instead beingclever orskillful .
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Examples
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Their subtleness is exactly what makes them so difficult to reproduce.
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Their subtleness is exactly what makes them so difficult to reproduce.
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Belbeis had long ago proved his fidelity, and as to his "subtleness," of which Naoum had spoken, that was beyond doubt.
Under the Rebel's Reign Charles Neufeld 1901
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Obama's subtleness and obvious lessons learned, Chicago style, should serve him well in Russia where his conquest and desolation of the US are greatly admired and he is held in the highest esteem.
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The subtleness of the message appears to be lost to the biblethumpers.
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Dredging up an obscure event from Paul's student years, this ad lacks any subtleness while making hysterical smears that it couldn't possibly support.
US midterm elections 2010: the 10 worst political ads Richard Adams 2010
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I really dislike the subtleness of music now a days, before i could name a game from music.
Music Sweet Music SVGL 2009
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I loved the subtleness of having Chevy Chase floating around in the background of almost every scene, listening with his new sonic device.
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The subtleness of colors fascinates Paul Koloszar, a horticulturist at the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, a not-for-profit horticulture resource center in an urban setting.
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Another difference in our autumns is the subtleness of colors and how long the season and color lasts, especially in the lower Midwest where snowfalls tend to be later in the season.
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