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What does subtle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word subtle? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
  2. (of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
  3. (of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
  4. Insidious.
  5. Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
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In many cases, the muted hues of her warp and weft don't quite match up, lending each work a subtle textural richness.
Learn the right terms and the subtle differences in them, and you can explain the profound ways Hindus look at Divinity.
The other main form of visual art is silk and cotton woven cloth with elaborate and subtle patterns and colors.
Today, we confront the more subtle threat of absorption into the larger community.
The sand had subtle rosy hues and was very abrasive, sharp enough to cut if you kneeled on it.
That said, Rowson's is a remarkable accomplishment, because the psychological causes are so numerous, varied, and subtle.

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