Subtle: Definition with Subtle Pictures and Photos

1. Adjective. Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. "That elusive thing the soul"

Exact synonyms: Elusive
Similar to: Impalpable
Derivative terms: Elude, Elusiveness

2. Adjective. Able to make fine distinctions. "A subtle mind"

Similar to: Perceptive

3. Adjective. Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way. "A subtle poison"

Exact synonyms: Insidious, Pernicious
Similar to: Harmful
Derivative terms: Insidiousness, Perniciousness

1. a. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

1. Adjective. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a thing) Cleverly contrived. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful. ¹

4. Adjective. insidious ¹

5. Adjective. Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. so slight as to be difficult to detect [adj -TLER, -TLEST] : SUBTLY [adv]

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