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subtleness

subtleness noun: the property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.

Noun

subtleness (usually uncountable, plural subtlenesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.
    • The movie was praised for the subtleness of its themes. None of it came off as being too preachy.

subtleness meaning in Tamil

subtleness in Tamil

ஐ, தனு, நொய்ம்மை, நுணுக்கம், அணு

Forms of subtleness

pluralsubtlenesses

Origin of subtleness

From Middle English sotilnes; equivalent to subtle + -ness.

Questions about subtleness

What does subtleness mean?
Subtleness means the property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.
What is subtleness in Tamil?
Subtleness in Tamil is ஐ, தனு, நொய்ம்மை. See Subtleness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subtleness?
Subtleness is a noun.
What is the plural of subtleness?
The plural of subtleness is subtlenesses.

Words near subtleness in the dictionary

  1. subtle
  2. subtle bodies
  3. subtle body
  4. subtled
  5. subtlely
  6. subtleness
  7. subtlenesses
  8. subtler
  9. subtles
  10. subtlest
  11. subtleties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtleness (page history and authors); subtleness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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