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Meanings of nonobvious in English

Neither clear nor manifest to the understanding.

Synonyms
Examples for "subtle"
Examples for "subtle"
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But notice the subtle change in the form the second question takes.
Wired
2
That said; a slightly inflexible approach could hamper progress in subtle ways.
The South African
3
Questions don't come any more subtle than how to get democracy right.
The Irish Times
4
Or was your question a subtle way of asking whether I'm married?
The Sails of Tau Ceti
5
New beginnings and second chances could develop on a very subtle level.
The South African
1
To work with a secretive and hunted group requires making many non-obvious choices.
Wired
2
Active questioning increased, especially where there were non-obvious signs.
Pubmed
3
The study of non-obvious interactions among diverse commercial entities.
Up in the air
4
Hoberman says that his ideas for inventions must satisfy four requirements-thatthey be novel, useful, non-obvious, and neat.
The new yorker
5
And the solutions are non-obvious.
Wired
Usage of nonobvious in English
1
NORA The technology: So-called nonobvious relationship-awareness software that susses out unseen relationships between individuals.
Wired
2
Triggers can cause nonobvious deadlocks and lock waits.
High performance mysql, 2nd edition
3
I glanced at the house with the van in front, feeling very proud of the completely nonobvious way I pulled it off.
Dearly Devoted Dexter
4
Move past the scattered arrangements of his latest record-ostensiblyabout love-andyou'll find a sweet throwback to classic American folk with appealingly nonobvious melodies.
Wired
5
The group hops to it, extruding volunteers through a nonobvious Brownian motion, and before long all of Tony's gear is spread out on the lawn.
Shadow of the Mothaship
6
"What about the nonobvious?"
Sword of god
More collocations
Nonobvious through the time