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subtlety

noun as in a fine distinction

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noun as in delicacy

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While the film is an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the subtlety of Clooney's performance could put him in the awards conversation in the coming months, in a year where the best actor race is packed with A-listers.

From BBC

It’s funny because it’s not a broad stroke; they write in such subtleties.

“I planned all of it from the beginning,” she admits, relishing a discussion of some of the subtleties of the Clifton family dynamics that add depth to the novel.

These were often backed by threats of varying subtlety.

From Salon

She sings it quietly, like an apology, with a subtlety that wasn't always present on her debut album, Snow Angel.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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