- subtileness
- noun see subtile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
subtileness
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Subtileness — Subtile Sub tile, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. [1913 Webster] 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. A sotil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtileness — See subtilely. * * * … Universalium
subtileness — n. See subtilty … New dictionary of synonyms
subtileness — … Useful english dictionary
subtile — adjective (subtiler; subtilest) Etymology: Middle English subtile, sotil subtle Date: 14th century 1. subtle, elusive < a subtile aroma > 2. a. cunning, crafty b. sagacious, discerning … New Collegiate Dictionary
subtile — subtilely, adv. subtileness, n. /sut l, sub til/, adj., subtiler, subtilest. subtle. [1325 75; ME < L subtilis fine (orig. of fabric), equiv. to sub SUB + tilis, akin to tela cloth on a loom, loom ( < *teksla, deriv. of texere to weave; see… … Universalium
etherealness — n. Airiness, rarity, subtilty, subtileness, delicacy, tenuity, attenuation, fairy like delicacy, ethereality … New dictionary of synonyms
subtilty — n. 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness. 2. Fineness, slenderness. 3. Refinement, extreme nicety, subtlety, acuteness. 4. Slyness, cunning, artifice, craft, subtlety … New dictionary of synonyms
ethereality — n 1. airiness, gaseousness, vaporousness, etherealness; immateriality, unsubstantiality, incorporeity; tenuousness, rarity, subtileness. 2. delicateness, fineness, thinness, fragility, frailty; sheerness, diaphanousness. 3. heavenliness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
subtile — [sut′ l, sub′til] adj. [ME < MFr subtil, altered (infl. by L) < OFr soutil: see SUBTLE] now rare var. of SUBTLE subtilely adv. subtileness n. subtilty n. pl. subtilities subtility [səb til′ə tē] … English World dictionary
