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What is another word for subtlety?

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The quality or state of being delicately understated in design or texture

The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions

The characteristic of being cunning or devious

The act or state of showing tact or discretion

A distinct feature or detail

A complicated or baffling situation or thing

The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is

Sweet-talking

The state or characteristic of being indescribable

A less significant item or fact

A small distinctive detail or feature

The quality or state of being subtile

A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling

Agility or deftness in movement

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The quality or state of being delicately understated in design or texture

“In the latter, there is great tonal subtlety in the painting of the cliff against the sky.”

Noun

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The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern

“It was a trick of mannerism which heightened the subtlety of her smile.”

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The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions

judgement^UK

judgment^US

powers of discernment

intellectual capacity

practical intelligence

sense one was born with

soundness of judgement

realization^US

thinking outside the box

realisation^UK

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“A fourth aid, in the acquisition of a plain style of discourse, is subtlety of mind.”

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The characteristic of being cunning or devious

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

every trick in the book

pretence^UK

pretense^US

manoeuvring^UK

manoeuvre^UK

maneuvering^US

maneuver^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

misbehavior^US

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“This was not only from his subtlety in tactics, but by sheer dominance of character and will.”

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The act or state of showing tact or discretion

judgment^US

judgement^UK

intellectual awareness

favour^UK

favor^US

behavior^US

demeanor^US

behaviour^UK

demeanour^UK

caliber^US

calibre^UK

pizzazz^US

pzazz^UK

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“They had obviously been hoping to approach the controversial topic with more subtlety.”

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A distinct feature or detail

flavour^UK

flavor^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

savor^US

savour^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

reading between the lines

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“The profoundly sad nature of his poems is a subtlety of his style.”

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A complicated or baffling situation or thing

sixty-four-thousand-dollar question

sixty-four dollar question

difficult proposition

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The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is

Noun

Sweet-talking

Noun

The state or characteristic of being indescribable

Noun

A less significant item or fact

matter of no consequence

thing of no consequence

thing of no importance

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

Noun

A small distinctive detail or feature

speciality^UK

specialty^US

flavour^UK

flavor^US

savor^US

savour^UK

calibre^UK

caliber^US

humour^UK

odour^UK

odor^US

humor^US

demeanour^UK

demeanor^US

distinguishing characteristic

signature characteristic

characteristic gesture

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The quality or state of being subtile

subtilism

subtility

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A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling

overgeneral reasoning

use of fallacious arguments

wrong end of the stick

figment of the imagination

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Agility or deftness in movement

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