subtlety

subtlety is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.
2. noun. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
3. noun. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
4. noun. the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

   "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"

   Synonyms: niceness

5. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: nicety, nuance, refinement, shade

Synonyms

niceness, nicety, nuance, refinement, shade

Common word forms

subtleties

Words from these letters

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