English Dictionary

subtle

/ˈsʌt(ə)l/

adj

Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood. / Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct. / (of a thing) Cleverly contrived. / (of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful. / Insidious.

Her subtle hints went unnoticed by the rest of the group.

意味（1）

Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.

意味（2）

Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.

The difference is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.

意味（3）

(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.

意味（4）

(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.

Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?

意味（5）

Insidious.

And if King Edward be as true and iuſt, / As I am Subtle, Falſe, and Treacherous,

意味（6）

Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.

意味（7）

(obsolete) Refined; exquisite.