subtleties in English

noun

1

the quality or state of being subtle.

the textural subtlety of Degas

synonyms: delicacy, delicateness, subtleness, understatedness, mutedness, softness, astuteness, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, canniness, shrewdness, perceptiveness, discernment, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, wisdom, cleverness, intelligence, ingenuity, cleverness, skillfulness, adroitness, cunning, guile, craftiness, wiliness, artfulness, deviousness

noun

delicacy, delicateness, subtleness, understatedness, mutedness, softness
fineness, subtleness, niceness, nicety, nuance
astuteness, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, canniness, shrewdness, perceptiveness, discernment, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, wisdom, cleverness, intelligence
ingenuity, cleverness, skillfulness, adroitness, cunning, guile, craftiness, wiliness, artfulness, deviousness
refinement, nicety, nuance, shade
niceness

Use "subtleties" in a sentence

1. We are dealing with subtleties here.

2. The Cadastral NSDI/MSDI simplifies these subtleties

3. The subtleties of politics are often lost on me.

4. The Cadastral NSDI/MSDI simplifies these subtleties by providing Cadastral

5. 3 Jugglery with labels and subtleties of diplomacy are foreign to the worker.

6. I think the translator missed some of the subtleties of the original.

7. When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost.

8. · Take institutional differences between the “model” and “recipient” country into account, including subtleties.

9. His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller.

10. 10 His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller.

11. Useful in developing a feel for the subtleties of language in letter, telex and telephone communication.

12. Subtleties in the texture of the grit, patches brushed clean of lichen, told him where to place his feet.

13. The general public wouldn't be interested in the subtleties of unfair regulations and the clear imbalance of resources.

14. Before looking at the subtleties of Braking technique in detail, it is first necessary to deal with the brakes themselves.

15. THE Bunglers is designed to reward multiple viewings, with subtleties you can only pick up on the second time round

16. 14 Also, the disagreements between the two bosses usually involve subtleties in emphasis, priorities,[www.Sentencedict.com] and the like.

17. Be sure to alert the local planning authority, which may not be aware of the subtleties of the legislation.

18. Unlike Malfurion, Illidan had no patience for the subtleties of druidism and proved to be a poor student despite their teacher, the demigod Cenarius.

19. Crowbaits n GeeWhizz are the obvious two mentally damaged by playing us in a Grannie, but there's subtleties yet at play for the other two teams

20. (Matthew 26:41) One way to overcome temptation is to be alert to the various forms that temptation can take and be sensitive to its subtleties.

21. Bonobo's sound started to trend towards mellow, earthy lounge and ambient with a nice spark and thumping bass to many tracks that made you take notice of each track's subtleties

22. Those subtleties of Colouration similarly transformed the repeating motif that followed, before a build-up to another roar found Lefebvre's thudding bass and Wood's drums taking the band close to house-music territory, to the crowd's delight

23. It will be superficial because history is very, very complex and any attempt to give a complete account of the whole of history, especially in just 20 lessons, is bound to ignore many of the subtleties and many of the details.

24. Thus, Benefic and malefic distinctions can be very useful and can provide many valuable insights as long as they are used wisely and attention is paid to the nuances involved in the positioning of the planets as well as the subtleties of human life in general

25. In the sequence about small hands, even an ear untuned to the subtleties of that pastoral might have caught (though in a version perverted by the abjectly low level of the exchange) the famous line from e.e. cummings, the American Apollinaire: “Nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands.”