subtlety
101τεχναστέον — one must employ subtlety masc acc sg τεχναστέον one must employ subtlety neut nom/voc/acc sg …
102Nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur, et talis certitudo certitudinem confundit — Too much subtlety is discountenanced in the law, and too much subtlety confuses certainty with certainty …
103delicate — [del′i kit] adj. [ME delicat < L delicatus, giving pleasure, delightful < * delicare, for OL delicere, to allure, entice < de , intens. + lacere: see DELIGHT] 1. pleasing in its lightness, mildness, subtlety, etc. [a delicate flavor,… …
104niceness — noun 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage • Syn: ↑politeness • Ant: ↑impoliteness (for: ↑politeness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑nice, ↑ …
105tin ear — noun 1. an inability to distinguish differences in pitch • Syn: ↑tone deafness • Hypernyms: ↑deafness, ↑hearing loss 2. insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language he has a tin ear for dialogue • Hyp …
106italian hand — noun Usage: usually capitalized I 1. : a book hand characterized by roundness and a fine sloping line developed about the 12th century A.D. in Italy from the Roman cursive and revived by calligraphers in the early 15th century and used as the… …
107oversubtlety — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : excessive subtlety * * * n., pl oversubtleties. * * * oversubtˈlety (↑subtlety) n(5) • • • Main Entry: ↑over …
108subtility — ˌsəbˈtiləd.ē, lətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English subtilite, from Middle French subtilité, alteration (influenced by Latin subtilis) of sutilté, soutilleté more at subtlety 1. : subtlety 2. : something that is subtile or subtle …
109sub|til|ty — SUHT uhl tee, SUHB tuhl », noun, plural ties. = subtlety. (Cf. ↑subtlety) …
110sub|tle|ty — «SUHT uhl tee», noun, plural ties. 1. subtle quality: »Guides cannot master the subtleties of the American joke (Mark Twain). His style is artfully simple and flowing, his portraiture full of subtlety and charm (Atlantic). 2. something subtle;… …
