Hypertext Webster Gateway: "subtlety"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The fox which lives by subtlety. --Shak.
2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of
discrimination.
3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
subtlety
n 1: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude [syn:
{nuance}, {nicety}, {shade}, {refinement}]
2: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you
had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"
[syn: {niceness}]
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