subtle
🇺🇸
/ˈsʌtl/
🇬🇧
/ˈsʌtl/
adjective
C1
not easy to see or notice
The subtle change in color was hard to see.
C1
clever and indirect in how you do something
She used a subtle way to solve the problem.
R
good at noticing small details
You need a subtle mind to understand this.
translation
not easy to see or notice; clever and indirect in how you do something; good at noticing small details
Word Forms
Comparative
subtler
Superlative
subtlest