subtlety
noun
the state or quality of being subtle.
subtleties
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pluralof subtlety.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As with so much of Hofmann’s work, the subtleties of color—different greens, for example, or the red-on-brown segment that could be a fine painting on its own—make it compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Throughout the museum, scholarship was diminished and subtleties disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
The sound stage was too loud for vocal subtleties and too flat for careful instrumental and electronic music balance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Is it a nicety that means nothing, but one of the many other subtleties that has become muddled inside of me?
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
