"subtleness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subtlenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sotilnes; equivalent to subtle + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sotilnes}} Middle English sotilnes, {{suffix|en|subtle|ness}} subtle + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} subtleness (usually uncountable, plural subtlenesses)
  1. The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (property of being subtle): subtiliteit [feminine] (Dutch), Hintergründigkeit [feminine] (German), Subtilität [feminine] (German), Nuanciertheit [feminine] (German), Zwischentöne [masculine, plural] (German), subtelność [feminine] (Polish), delikatność [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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