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- subtle 124
- OBVIOUS 561
- hello 6602
- contribute 944
- quantity 882
- supporting 413
- perplex 711
- DEAL+WITH 262
- further 864
- associate 139
- unwrittingly 22
- substantial 102
- substitute 136
- substle 28
- show 901
- kernel 106
- present 950
- stand 130
- on the chance 27
- DEAL WITH 513
- triad 100
- face 916
- triadic 60
- zombie 556
- tripartite 101
- ' 28
- hap 51
- spy 139
- substance 142
- prevalent 126
- support 835
- fox 259
- bottleneck 139
- lean 144
- RED-FACED 473
- representative 140
- on+the+chance 36
- ample 121
- be staring sb in the face 235
- display 736
- <script>alert( 35
- artificial 192
- be+staring+sb+in+the+face 180
- quantity' 32
- <script>alert('XSS')</script> 24
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Something that is subtle is not obvious: a professional food taster might be able to perceive subtle differences of flavor that most people don't notice.
Subtle is used for things that are hard to describe because of their complexity or delicacy: a way of thinking, arguing, or creating a work of art. The word is pronounced like "suttle" and it was originally spelled that way when it was borrowed from Old French, but the b got imported to make the word look more like its ultimate source, the Latin adjective subtilis. If you try to pronounce the b, your ignorance of how to say the word properly won't be very subtle!
WORD FAMILYsubtilise: subtilised, subtilises, subtilising/subtilize: subtilized, subtilizes, subtilizing/subtle: subtilise, subtilize, subtlely, subtler, subtlest, subtlety, subtly, unsubtle/subtlety: subtleties/unsubtle: unsubtly
USAGE EXAMPLESYet the differences between the ups and downs were subtle.
Washington Times(Jul 10, 2014)
It’s a subtle shift from the “devices and services” mantra that Ballmer espoused, and that Nadella made a point of discontinuing in his memo.
Time(Jul 10, 2014)
It is the quiet, subtle, daily, steady stream of messages that parents give their kids that matter.
Time(Jul 10, 2014)
It also has a grave, brooding beauty, intensified by Michael Giacchino’s wild and subtle score and by the deep, verdant shadows of Michael Seresin’s cinematography.
New York Times(Jul 10, 2014)
But it has had some subtler negative effects too, and that’s what this post covers.
Forbes(Jul 10, 2014)
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adjdifficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
a subtle difference
a subtle difference
Synonyms:
impalpable
imperceptible to the senses or the mind
2
adjable to make fine distinctions
a subtle mind
Synonyms
perceptive
having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
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