Subtlety is defined as having indirect or small distinctions.
(noun)An example of subtlety is when a painter uses slightly different colors to create a beautiful, detailed painting.
See subtlety in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME sutelte < OFr sotillete < L subtilitas
See subtlety in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. sub·tle·ties
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