Definitions for subtle

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subtle sub·tle

Spelling: [suht-l]

IPA: /ˈsʌt l/

Subtle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in subtle (belstu).

Definitions for subtle

adjective

1. thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
2. fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand:
3. delicate or faint and mysterious:
4. requiring mental acuteness, penetration, or discernment:
5. characterized by mental acuteness or penetration:
6. cunning, wily, or crafty:
7. insidious in operation:
8. skillful, clever, or ingenious:

Origin of subtle

1250-1300; Middle English sotil Old French Latin subtīlis subtile (b of modern spelling

Examples for subtle

Light amber in color with a subtle sour finish, Fula is one of Casa Bruja's best sellers.

Joe was not subtle, not even clever; but he was a lover, and he knew the ways of love.

For those who have a problem with that, she offered a charming, subtle middle finger.

Hammerstein continued his subtle quest for racial equanimity in Oklahoma!

In recent days, there has been a subtle feeling of defeat permeating through the camp.

The words were uttered with a subtle renunciation that was this man's religion.

Though I felt a subtle and wondrous change, I could not trace or track the miracle.

Vreeland believes that in the end, his grandmother put her subtle seal of approval on his lifestyle.

He had breathed into the atmosphere a subtle malaria, and George had caught the disease.

Then, he bethought himself of a subtle form of rebuke by emphasizing his generosity.