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subtlety

[suht-l-tee] / ˈsʌt l ti /
NOUN
a fine distinction
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NOUN
delicacy
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Thanks to the subtlety of Ms. Garman’s character portraits, Honor and her “dear houseguests” are as affecting as they are amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It is also true that there is a subtlety to these conventions.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

There’s no subtlety, but would you expect that from the director of the “Evil Dead” movies?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

That the water came from the county and not the famous village was a subtlety upon which Burnham and McElroy did not dwell.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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