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subtlety

/ˈsʌtlti/noun

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सूक्ष्मता, बारीकी

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nounsubtleties
  1. 1

    [U]

    the quality of being subtle, that is, not very noticeable or obvious

    सूक्ष्मता, बारीकी

    • The subtlety of the flavours made the dish special.
    • Radhika handled the delicate issue with great subtlety.

    Synonyms delicacy finesse tact discretion

    Opposite obviousness crudeness bluntness

  2. 2

    [C, usually plural]

    the small but important details or aspects of something

    बारीकियाँ

    • the subtleties of English grammar
    • He missed the subtleties of the argument.

    Synonyms nuance fine point niceties

◇Word family
subtle adjectivesubtly adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

delicacy finesse tact discretion nuance fine point niceties

Antonyms

obviousness crudeness bluntness

AaSpelling

sub·tle·ty

Ending in -tlety (not 'subtelty' or 'subtlity').

Spelling sub-tle-ty है, जिसका अंत -tlety से होता है ('subtelty' या 'subtlity' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

The b is silent, as in subtle.

B silent होता है, जैसे subtle में।