Ingenuity
Subtlety
Subtlety noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road
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Synonyms for Subtlety
Ingenuity and subtlety are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ingenuity" instead a noun "Subtlety".
Nearby Words: subtle, subtleness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- skill and ingenuity
- skill and subtlety
- finesse and ingenuity
- finesse and subtlety
- adroitness and ingenuity
- adroitness and subtlety
- acuteness and ingenuity
- acuteness and subtlety
- artifice and ingenuity
- artifice and subtlety
- cunning and ingenuity
- cunning and subtlety
- cleverness and ingenuity
- cleverness and subtlety
How words are described
| similar | similar ingenuity | similar subtlety |
| typical | typical ingenuity | typical subtlety |
| extreme | extreme ingenuity | extreme subtlety |
| little | little ingenuity | little subtlety |
| Other adjectives: incredible. | ||
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