subtle

Etymology
From, , , borrowed from , , from ; probably, originally, “woven fine”, and from  + , from. Displaced native.

Adjective

 * 1) Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
 * 2) Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.
 * 3) * 1712,, Creation: A Philosophical Poem. Demonstrating the Existence and Providence of a God. In Seven Books, book I, London: Printed for S. Buckley, at the Dolphin in Little-Britain; and J[acob] Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over-against Catherine-Street in the Strand, 731619916; 5th edition, Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, in Dame's-street, 1727,  728300884, page 7:
 * The mighty Magnet from the Center darts / This ſtrong, tho' ſubtile Force, thro' all the Parts: / Its active Rays ejaculated thence, / Irradiate all the wide Circumference.
 * 1)  Cleverly contrived.
 * 2)  Cunning, skillful.
 * 3) Insidious.
 * 4) Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
 * 5)  Refined; exquisite.
 * 1)  Cunning, skillful.
 * 2) Insidious.
 * 3) Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
 * 4)  Refined; exquisite.
 * 1) Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
 * 2)  Refined; exquisite.
 * 1) Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
 * 2)  Refined; exquisite.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:, hårfin
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: subtila
 * Finnish: hienovarainen, hienoinen
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * German:, fast unmerklich, , ,
 * Hebrew:, , מעודן, , מרומז, , ,
 * Irish: caolchúiseach
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 捕らえ難い
 * Latin: subtīlis
 * Maori: topeha
 * Old English: smēag
 * Piedmontese: sutil
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, едва различимый
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: güç algılanan, zor algılanan,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:, raffineret
 * Galician:
 * German:, ausgetüftelt,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: zekîce,


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:, skarpsindig
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Irish: glic
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, mâhirâne


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * French: