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    [Noun]  | "sub*tle*ty" | \ ˈsə-tᵊl-tē \


    1: the quality or state of being subtle

    2: something subtle


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English sotilte, subtilte, from Anglo-French sotilté, from Latin subtilitat-, subtilitas, from subtilis;

    [Noun]  | "subtlety" 


    1: skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means;


      * e.g., " ... we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road "



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     [ "subtlety" ]

    1: When a noob needs somebody to share their apartment with. Common misspelling of "sublet"

      * e.g.,  ... Yo homez wanna subtlety my apartment this weekend? 

     [ "paradoxical subtlety" ]

    1: n. an attempt to show-off something, yet tries to make it look as though they are not doing so; a purposely feeble and obvious attempt at modesty in order to flaunt one's advantages over another without looking cocky.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex. 1 


     [ "paradoxical subtlety" ]

    2: adj. paradoxically subtle.

      * e.g.,  ... Alex: Oh you have that class too? Wasn't that test hard? 

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