Subtile, a.
- 1. Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated.
- 2. Delicate, fine, slender, nice.
- 3. Acute, keen, piercing, excruciating.
- 4. Refined, shrewd, discerning, discriminating, nice.
- 5. Sly, artful, cunning, crafty, insinuating, subtle.
Subtileness, n. See Subtilty.
Subtilize, v. a.
- 1. Make thin.
- 2. Rarefy, etherealize.
- 3. Refine excessively, make over-nice.
Subtilize, v. n. Refine, be over-nice.
Subtilty, n.
- 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness.
- 2. Fineness, slenderness.
- 3. Refinement, extreme nicety, subtlety, acuteness.
- 4. Slyness, cunning, artifice, craft, subtlety.
Subtle, a.
- 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic,
Machiavelian, sophistical, Jesuitical.
- 2. Cunning, artful, cunningly devised.
- 3. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound.