subtilty

/ˈsʌtəlti/
noun
  1. The quality of being indirect, clever, and not obvious; the ability to make fine distinctions.
    • The negotiator's subtilty helped avoid a conflict.
    • The subtilty of her argument convinced even the skeptics.
    • He admired the subtilty of the painter's brushwork.
  2. A small, clever, or delicate detail or distinction.
    • The poem is full of subtilties that reward careful reading.
    • The chef's dish had a subtilty of flavor that was hard to describe.
    • She noticed a subtilty in the contract that others missed.
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