SUBTLETY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

Example:

you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew

Synonyms:

niceness; subtlety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("subtlety" is a kind of...):

difficultness; difficulty (the quality of being difficult)

Meaning:

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Example:

don't argue about shades of meaning

Synonyms:

nicety; nuance; refinement; shade; subtlety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subtlety" is a kind of...):

import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)