Associations to the word «Subtle»
Noun
- Pullman
- Persuasion
- Chord
- Consciousness
- Clarity
- Metaphor
- Colour
- Dysfunction
- Grille
- Imagery
- Mallet
- Sympathy
- Manifest
- Improvisation
- Storytelling
- Prejudice
- Cruel
- Visual
- Touch
- Serpent
- Tone
- Rhythm
- Twist
- Color
- Repetition
- Emptiness
- Listener
- Sense
- Deficit
- Physical
- Potency
- Realism
- Nod
- Temperament
- Vitality
- Tremor
- Insight
- Atmosphere
- Expression
- Adjustment
- Characterization
- Imagination
- Fiend
- Tact
- Meaning
- Thinker
- Sensation
- Reviewer
- Nostril
- Ambiguity
- Conceit
- Malice
- Weave
- Idiom
- Influence
Adjective
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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.