Definition for Subtlety:

• Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.

Synonyms for Subtlety:

• n.

  •
  • quality,
  • component,
  • innuendo,
  • peculiarity,
  • property,
  • feature,
  • distinction,
  • factor,
  • facet,
  • aspect,
  • nature.
  •
  • glamor,
  • character,
  • charm,
  • glitz,
  • allure,
  • lure,
  • appeal,
  • charisma,
  • good looks,
  • magnetism.
  •artifice (noun)
  • artifice.
  •attribute (noun)
  • niceness.
  •complexity (noun)
  • convolution,
  • intricacy,
  • puzzle,
  • obscurity,
  • Cabalism,
  • complexity,
  • difficulty.
  •craft (noun)
  • duplicity,
  • art,
  • slyness,
  • shrewdness,
  • craftiness,
  • wiles,
  • subterfuge,
  • foxiness,
  • contrivance,
  • artfulness,
  • guile,
  • trickery,
  • cunning,
  • stratagem,
  • ruse.
  •cunning (noun)
  • ingenuity,
  • quickness,
  • astuteness,
  • smoothness,
  • snakiness,
  • cleverness,
  • mastery,
  • slipperiness,
  • skill,
  • wit,
  • slickness,
  • deviousness,
  • sharpness,
  • deftness,
  • facility,
  • sly,
  • ingeniousness,
  • wariness,
  • trickiness.
  •delicacy (noun)
  • weakness,
  • elegance,
  • softness,
  • translucency,
  • transparency,
  • lightness,
  • fragility,
  • frailty,
  • frailness,
  • debility,
  • tenderness.
  •diplomacy (noun)
  • address,
  • discretion,
  • poise,
  • negotiation,
  • politics,
  • delicatesse,
  • expedience,
  • savoir-faire,
  • statecraft.
  •discrimination (noun)
  • discernment,
  • decision,
  • selectivity,
  • acuteness,
  • separation,
  • preference,
  • difference,
  • Astucity,
  • understanding,
  • selectiveness,
  • bias,
  • sagacity,
  • differentiation,
  • taste,
  • perception,
  • acumen,
  • penetration,
  • keenness,
  • clearness,
  • sense,
  • perspicacity,
  • Percipience.
  •finesse (noun)
  • gimmick,
  • adeptness,
  • trick,
  • sophistication,
  • competence,
  • grift,
  • con,
  • polish,
  • bluff,
  • adroitness,
  • racket,
  • run-around,
  • diplomacy,
  • wile,
  • savvy.
  •quibble (noun)
  • quibble,
  • Hairsplitter,
  • hair-splitter,
  • nit-picker,
  • hairsplitters,
  • quiddity,
  • Quiddities,
  • niggle.
  •refinement (noun)
  • courtlinesses,
  • good breedings,
  • graciousnesses,
  • fine tunings.
  •sensitivity (noun)
  • sensitiveness,
  • Impressionability,
  • impressionabilities,
  • reactivities,
  • sensitivities,
  • Affectibility,
  • reactiveness,
  • reactivity.
  •shade (noun)
  • shade.
  •strategy (noun)
  • de signs,
  • de-signs,
  • pro positions,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro position,
  • de-sign,
  • grand designs,
  • de sign.
  •tact (noun)
  • tactfulness,
  • good taste,
  • horse sense,
  • savoir faire,
  • politicness.
  •wispiness (noun)
  • fineness,
  • tenuousness,
  • wispiness,
  • rarity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • genius,
  • judgment.
  •deceit
  • dishonesty.

Paraphrases for Subtlety:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sophistication.

Subtlety Sentence Examples:

• It was his intention only to ask her if she would dine with some friends of his from Davos; he would mention indifferently that they were very young, a mere boy and girl, and he would suggest with equal subtlety that he would be obliged if Miss Marley would continue to take meals at his table during their visit.

• Mr. Hope has drawn the contrasts of his women with marvellous subtlety and delicacy.

Hyponym for Subtlety:

• n.

  • attribute
    difficultness, difficulty.