What does "subtlety" mean?
Subtlety: Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
Additional senses
- 2.Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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