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Textual thesaurus for "subtlety"

(noun) niceness

the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew


(noun) refinement, shade, nuance, nicety

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor; don't argue about shades of meaning