Subtle quality
1Subtle — Sub tle, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1.… …
2Ajahn Maha Bua — Phra Dharmavisuddhimongkhol (Bua Ñanasampanno) School Theravada, Dhammayutika Nikaya Lineage Thai Forest Tradition Other nam …
3hint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intimation, suggestion, allusion, reference, implication; tip, trace, reminder, insinuation. v. i. suggest, allude, imply, intimate. See information, memory, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …
4nuance — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to Welsh nudd mist Date: 1781 1. a subtle distinction or variation 2. a subtle quality ; nicety 3.… …
5nuance — A subtle difference, distinction, or variation; a subtle quality. Or a sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate gradations of a meaning (as of an attitude or expression) or of a form (as of its values, textures, or shades,… …
6nicety — n. (pl. ies) 1 a subtle distinction or detail. 2 precision, accuracy. 3 intricate or subtle quality (a point of great nicety). 4 (in pl.) a minutiae; fine details. b refinements, trimmings. Phrases and idioms: to a nicety with exactness.… …
7sub|tle|ty — «SUHT uhl tee», noun, plural ties. 1. subtle quality: »Guides cannot master the subtleties of the American joke (Mark Twain). His style is artfully simple and flowing, his portraiture full of subtlety and charm (Atlantic). 2. something subtle;… …
8undertone — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A low tone] Syn. buzz, murmur, hum; see whisper 1 . 2. [An underlying quality] Syn. undercurrent, suggestion, connotation; see meaning . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a… …
9implication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. involvement, allusion, inference; innuendo, suggestion. See meaning, accusation, information. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Assumption] Syn. indication, inference, suggestion, connotation; see assumption 1 …
10inkling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. clue, suggestion, hint, whisper; surmise. See information, supposition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. intimation, indication, notion, suspicion; see hint 1 , suggestion 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n …
