Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.
- 2noun
Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
- 3noun
Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
- 4noun
the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
"you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"
Synonyms
- 5noun
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"
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