Meaning of Subtle

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Subtle

1. 1
   superl.

   Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

2. 2
   superl.

   Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.

3. 3
   superl.

   Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.

4. 4
   superl.

   Smooth and deceptive.

5. 5
   superl.

   Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

6. 6
   superl.

   Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.

7. 7
   superl.

   Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.

8. 8
   superl.

   Smooth and deceptive.