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Definitions for Subtle

[1] thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
[2] fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony.
[3] delicate or faint and mysterious: a subtle smile.
[4] requiring mental acuteness, penetration, or discernment: a subtle philosophy.
[5] characterized by mental acuteness or penetration: a subtle understanding.
[6] cunning, wily, or crafty: a subtle liar.
[7] insidious in operation: subtle poison.
[8] skillful, clever, or ingenious: a subtle painter.
[9] not immediately obvious or comprehensible
[10] difficult to detect or analyse, often through being delicate or highly refined a subtle scent
[11] showing or making or capable of showing or making fine distinctions of meaning
[12] marked by or requiring mental acuteness or ingenuity; discriminating
[13] delicate or faint a subtle shade
[14] cunning or wily a subtle rogue
[15] operating or executed in secret a subtle intrigue

Words related to Subtle

ingenious, faint, slight, profound, sophisticated, indirect, exquisite, understated, precise, detailed, intriguing, sly, skillful, shrewd, insidious, complex, attenuate, deep, discriminating, ethereal

Words nearby Subtle

subtile, subtilisin, subtilize, subtilty, subtitle, subtle, subtlety, subtonic, subtopia, subtopic, subtorrid

Origin of Subtle

1250–1300; Middle English sotil < Old French < Latin subtīlis subtile (b of modern spelling < L)

Other words from Subtle

sub·tle·ness , noun
sub·tly , adverb
hy·per·sub·tle , adjective
hy·per·sub·tle·ness , noun
non·sub·tle , adjective
non·sub·tle·ness , noun
non·sub·t·ly , adverb
o·ver·sub·tle , adjective
o·ver·sub·tly , adverb
pseu·do·sub·tle , adjective
pseu·do·sub·t·ly , adverb
un·sub·tle , adjective
un·sub·tle·ness , noun
un·sub·t·ly , adverb

Word origin for Subtle

C14: from Old French soutil, from Latin subtīlis finely woven

Synonyms for Subtle

exquisite, faint, indirect, ingenious, profound, slight, sophisticated, understated, attenuate, attenuated, deep, discriminating, ethereal, fine, finespun, hairline, hairsplitting, illusive, implied, inconspicuous, indistinct, inferred, insinuated, mental, penetrating, refined, suggestive, tenuous, thin