subtlety

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  1. noun The quality or state of being subtle.
  2. noun Something subtle, especially a nicety of thought or a fine distinction.

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  • He's known for his subtlety, a man who works best from the sidelines. —  KISSED BY SHADOWS
  • Media Temple has gradients on nearly every page of its website, but moderation and subtlety are the keys to the design's success. —  Smashing Magazine
  • Just remember, as we progress, subtlety is always the key to a successful implementation of "mood music." —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
  • That revealed to me his subtlety, his emotional fullness, his completeness as a screen personality and his strange, homely beauty. —  SFGate: Top News Stories
  • While earlier Chavez had used more subtle ways of neutralizing opponents, such as the disqualification of candidates from the opposition from running for office, this time the subtlety has been left aside and the Government has displayed a ferocious attack against opposition leaders.
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  1. Cf. subtilty; from Middle English sotilte, sotylte, sotelte, sutilte, from Old French soutilete, soutillete, later subtilité (later English subtility), from Latin subtilita(t-)s, fineness, slenderness, acuteness: see subtility, and cf. subtle, subtile.
 

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