subtle
US /ˈsʌtl/
・UK /'sʌtl/
B1
adj.AdjectiveDelicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
The change was so subtle that nobody noticed unless they looked very carefully
adj.AdjectiveClever or indirect but hides the true purpose
Look at the subtle change in the light as the sun moves
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12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
- that others don't notice. Your sense of humor may be subtle and nuanced,
that others don't notice. Your sense of humor may be subtle and nuanced,
- Your sense of humor may be subtle and nuanced, or you may laugh at darker subjects that others don't enjoy.
Your sense of humor may be subtle and nuanced, or you may laugh at darker subjects that others don't enjoy.
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- Even though the islands were separated only by a narrow strait, the change in animal life wasn't gradual and subtle, it was sudden and distinct.
Even though the islands were separated only by a narrow strait, the change in animal life wasn't gradual and subtle, it was sudden and distinct.
- Even though the islands were separated only by a narrow strait, the change in animal life wasn't gradual and subtle.
Even though the islands were separated only by a narrow strait, the change in animal life wasn't gradual and subtle.
How Mirror Scenes Are Shot In Movies & TV | Movies Insider
- And as a viewer, you'd never know there wasn't a mirror there, thanks to this very subtle bevel added to the edge of the mirror with CGI.
And as a viewer, you'd never know there wasn't a mirror there, thanks to this very subtle bevel added to the edge of the mirror with CGI.
- For the final touches, "Soho" utilized the most subtle VFX improvements to avoid any continuity errors.
For the final touches, "Soho" utilized the most subtle VFX improvements to avoid any continuity errors.
iPhone 15/15 Pro Impressions: Not Just USB-C!
- Either way, the new colors are black, white and this new blue which is really subtle, and then natural which I guess, it kind of embraces the raw titanium feel.
Either way, the new colors are black, white and this new blue which is really subtle, and then natural which I guess, it kind of embraces the raw titanium feel.
- white and this new blue which is really subtle,
white and this new blue which is really subtle,
How to fight climate change with parking lots
- ...there's this subtle beep...
...there's this subtle beep...
Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking? | Otherwords
- Sign Language users can express these messages in the speed and size of their signs, but intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
Sign Language users can express these messages in the speed and size of their signs, but intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
- But intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
But intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
DON'T use advanced English! (C1/C2)
- It can express subtle differences and also it's just more poetic and beautiful and this is when you have to ask yourself about your view of communication
It can express subtle differences and also it's just more poetic and beautiful and this is when you have to ask yourself about your view of communication
- It can express subtle differences, and also it's just more poetic and beautiful.
It can express subtle differences, and also it's just more poetic and beautiful.
Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski React to John Wick 4 Fan Theories | Vanity Fair
- I know it sounds crazy, but the movie does reference the divine comedy in subtle ways.
I know it sounds crazy, but the movie does reference the divine comedy in subtle ways.
- in subtle ways.
in subtle ways.
Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't
- And maybe if you only look at one it looks like pure white, but when you hold them up in an array you can see the subtle differences.
And maybe if you only look at one it looks like pure white, but when you hold them up in an array you can see the subtle differences.
- There are a lot of subtle intricacies that make it more than "just a white canvas."
There are a lot of subtle intricacies that make it more than "just a white canvas."
7 ideas that will make you unstoppable
- but at least I went to the gym." And that might seem subtle,
but at least I went to the gym." And that might seem subtle,
- And that might seem subtle, but if you compound that feeling over a very long time, you feel like a completely different person.
And that might seem subtle, but if you compound that feeling over a very long time, you feel like a completely different person.