subtleties

Meaning

of Subtlety

Synonyms

Examples

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties. Karl Marx

Guides cannot master the subtleties of the American joke. Mark Twain

Fraternity has subtleties. Fernando Pessoa

I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours. Oscar Wilde

I am never in a hurry to reach details. First and above all I am interested in the large masses and the general character of a picture; when these are well established, then I try for subtleties of form and color. I rework the painting constantly and freely, and without any systematic method. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy. Shelley Berman