Definition of Subtleness

1. n. The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.

Definition of Subtleness

1. Noun. The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subtleness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtleness

subtilized
subtilizer
subtilizers
subtilizes
subtilizing
subtilties
subtilty
subtitle
subtitled
subtitler
subtitlers
subtitles
subtitling
subtle
subtlely
subtleness (current term)
subtlenesses
subtler
subtlest
subtleties
subtlety
subtly
subtone
subtones
subtonic
subtonics
subtopia
subtopian
subtopias
subtopic

Literary usage of Subtleness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1871)
"subtleness, n. SUBTILTY. Subtilize, va 1. Etherealize, make thin, light, ... Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, ..."

2. Brahma-knowledge: An Outline of the Philosophy of the Vedānta, as Set Forth by Lionel David Barnett (1907)
"In this subtleness has this All its essence; it is the True ; it is the Self ... And he said to him : " Of that subtleness which thou canst not behold, ..."

3. The Wisdom of the Hindus: The Wisdom of the Vedic Hymns, the Upanishads, the by Brian Brown (1921)
"In this subtleness has this All its essence; it is the True; ... And he said to him: "Of that subtleness which thou canst not behold, beloved, is this great ..."

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