Meanings of subtle combinations in English

This yielded 21 emotions which included subtle combinations of the basic six.

Extremely subjective, a little defined, subtle combinations of simple estates, really open to interpretation.

His brain glowed with subtle combinations and surprises, and he longed to measure his strength against redoubtable antagonists.

All sorts of bygone dreams recurred to her-rich and subtle combinations of silks, satins, laces, furs, imaginary glories clothing an imaginary Louie Grieve.

She would take them in subtle combinations and quickly eat them, a careful cocktail of redberries and cyanberries, say, yellowberries and purpleberries and blackberries.

Subtle combinations of colours are the kind that you'll have to point out to a visitor, otherwise they'll go unnoticed.