subtlety

  • 21subtlety — n. 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile. 2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity …

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  • 22subtlety — n 1. thinness, slenderness, slightness, at tentuation; sheerness, transparency, silkiness; lightness, airiness, etherealness, buoyancy, unsubstantially. 2. delicacy, fineness, nicety, intricacy, elegance, ex quisiteness; rareness, refinement,… …

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  • 23subtlety — sub·tle·ty …

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  • 24subtlety — noun Syn: delicacy, understatedness, refinement, mutedness, softness …

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  • 25subtlety — [ˈsʌt(ə)lti] noun 1) [U] the quality of being complicated, delicate, or difficult to notice 2) [C] a small detail or feature that is difficult to notice …

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  • 26subtlety — sub•tle•ty [[t]ˈsʌt l ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state or quality of being subtle 2) acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination 3) a fine drawn distinction; refinement of reasoning 4) something subtle • Etymology: 1300–50; <… …

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  • 27subtlety — /ˈsʌtlti/ (say sutltee) noun (plural subtleties) 1. the state or quality of being subtle. 2. delicacy or nicety of character or meaning; acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination. 3. a fine drawn distinction. 4. something… …

  • 28subtlety — n. (pl. ies) 1 something subtle. 2 a fine distinction; an instance of hairsplitting. Etymology: ME f. OF s(o)utilteacute f. L subtilitas tatis (as SUBTLE) …

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  • 29The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures — Proved ( Die falsche Spitzfindigkeit der vier syllogistischen Figuren erwiesen ) was an essay published by Immanuel Kant in 1762.ection I General conception of the Nature of Ratiocination A judgment is the comparison of a subject or thing with a… …

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  • 30Subtleties — Subtlety Sub tle*ty, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte, sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf. {Subtility}.] 1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. [1913 Webster] The fox which… …

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