subtlety
(noun)
noun
1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Similar word(s): nicety, nuance, refinement, shade
Definition categories: communication, import, meaning, significance, signification
2. the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew
Similar word(s): niceness
Definition categories: attribute, difficultness, difficulty
Sentences with subtlety as a noun:
- With all his usual subtlety, he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.