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Meanings of subtlety (subtleties) in inglês

português
matiz
catalão
matís
espanhol
matiz

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.

        matiz
        português
        subtileza
        catalão
        subtilesa

        The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze.

              subtileza
              Synonyms
              Examples for "niceness"
              Examples for "niceness"
              1
              I know understand that niceness has an iron quality to it here.
              The South African
              2
              In them he felt a spirit of rebellion against niceness and solid-citizenship.
              Babbitt
              3
              All household economies were arranged with equal niceness in those thoughtful minds.
              American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; / Bei...
              4
              It is the best niceness when the three of us play together.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              5
              I appeared to be nice, but there wasn't any core of niceness.
              The new yorker
              Usage of subtleties in inglês
              1
              One could not be sure; the answer must be nested among subtleties.
              The Big U
              2
              And these indulge in subtleties in order to excuse the most wicked.
              Pascal's Pensées
              3
              They married young, and there were no subtleties to the mating process.
              Naughty neighbor
              4
              This contour is a way of really expressing the subtleties of shape.
              Wired
              5
              The mission has many subtleties; you must all understand how they interact.
              The Universe — or Nothing
              6
              Physicians have long reported that diagnoses are fraught with complications and subtleties.
              Wired
              7
              He had no idea of the subtleties, the histories of these people.
              The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
              8
              Old Colonel Dalhousie did not deal in moral subtleties, that was clear.
              V. V.'s Eyes
              9
              The subtleties of life escape you, and yet it concerns you not.
              The broken blade
              10
              Is it right, in a crisis, to put me off with subtleties?
              Caesar Dies
              11
              Philip resumed his reading to avoid the old endless maze of subtleties.
              A Parody Outline of History / Wherein May Be Found a Curiously I...
              12
              Meanwhile, the meeting between Tollemache and Gray was full of racial subtleties.
              The Captain of the Kansas
              13
              In ordinary conversation do not seek periphrases, subtleties, or figures of speech.
              George Washington's Rules of Civility / Traced to their Sources ...
              14
              But these and other subtleties of language escaped the observation of Plato.
              Cratylus
              15
              The scribes and Pharisees tempted Christ by divers means, questions, and subtleties.
              The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01: Basil to Calvin
              16
              Gnashing his teeth, he tried to carry the eternal subtleties by violence.
              The Longest Journey
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              Translations for subtleties
              espanhol
              matiz
              Subtleties through the time
              Subtleties across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common