subtilty

Definition of subtiltynext

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Noun
  • But whether this person galumphed, ambled, or dragged herself up the trail is a matter of what subtleties her movement suggested to you.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • In an edition that was all about the subtleties of watchmaking, one had to keep their eyes peeled to get all the subtleties of what the exhibitors at Watches and Wonders packed into 40-something-millimeter formats.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • John Feerick, the eighty-nine-year-old law professor who, in 1964, wrote the bulk of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, is used to people asking him questions about the niceties of replacing a sitting President.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The two women appeared to end their conversation on a positive note and continued to exchange niceties in their DMs.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Subtilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtilty. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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