subtilty

  • 1Subtilty — Sub til*ty, n. [Contr. fr. subtility.] 1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light. [1913 Webster] 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety. [1913 Webster] Intelligible discourses are spoiled… …

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  • 2subtilty — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century subtlety …

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  • 3subtilty — /sut l tee, sub til /, n., pl. subtilties. Archaic. subtlety. Also, subtility /sub til i tee/. * * * …

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  • 4subtilty — noun Subtlety …

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  • 5subtilty — n. 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness. 2. Fineness, slenderness. 3. Refinement, extreme nicety, subtlety, acuteness. 4. Slyness, cunning, artifice, craft, subtlety …

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  • 6subtilty — sub·til·ty …

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  • 7subtilty — like subtilety noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English subtiltee, alteration (influenced by Latin subtilis) of subtilte subtlety more at subtlety : subtlety or an instance of it …

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  • 8Refinement — Re*fine ment (r?*f?n ment), n. [Cf. F. raffinement.] 1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. [1913 Webster] The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the… …

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  • 9Richard Coppin — was a seventeenth century English political and religious writer, and prolific radical pamphleteer and preacher. Late 1640s to late 1650sHe was an Anglican clergyman, until 1648, [cite book | last = Hill | first = Christopher | authorlink =… …

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  • 10English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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