Associations to the word «Subtle»

Wiktionary

SUBTLE, adjective. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
SUBTLE, adjective. (of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
SUBTLE, adjective. (of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
SUBTLE, adjective. Insidious
SUBTLE, adjective. Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
SUBTLE BODY, noun. Alternative term for astral body

Dictionary definition

SUBTLE, adjective. Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul".
SUBTLE, adjective. Able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind".
SUBTLE, adjective. Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats