n. | 1. | The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. |
2. | Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination. | |
3. | Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. |
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" |
2. | subtlety - the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" Synonyms: niceness |