subtlety

(sŭt'l-tē)
n., pl., -ties.

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

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Definition: astuteness
Antonyms: dullness, slow-wittedness

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Definition: ingenuity
Antonyms: crudeness

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• Strategy and Tactics - subtlety: astute perception in handling others

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spidsfindighed, finhed, underfundighed, listighed, skarpsindighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
subtiliteit, raffinement, pikant detail

Français (French)
n. - complexité, subtilité, délicatesse, caractère nuancé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zartheit, Feinheit, Raffiniertheit, Subtilität

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λεπτότητα, οξύνοια, λεπτολογία, φινέτσα, πονηρία

Italiano (Italian)
astuzia, sottigliezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sutileza (f)

Русский (Russian)
тонкость, острота, искусность, утонченность, тонкое различие, хитрость

Español (Spanish)
n. - astucia, picardía, sutileza, fineza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - subtilitet, hårfinhet, spetsfyndighet, skärpa, ordklyveri, finess, nyansrikedom, förslagenhet, knep, tunn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
稀薄, 精明, 微妙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稀薄, 精明, 微妙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 예민, 민감, 교활함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 微妙, 機微, 鋭敏

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رقه , لطف , دقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עדינות, דקות, חריפות, שנינות, מורכבות, הבחנה דקה‬

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