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subtleties

NOUN
a fine distinction
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NOUN
delicacy
Synonyms


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As with so much of Hofmann’s work, the subtleties of color—different greens, for example, or the red-on-brown segment that could be a fine painting on its own—make it compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“Scarborn” is so Polish, so involved with the subtleties of history and class, that things might get by an American viewer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“I planned all of it from the beginning,” she admits, relishing a discussion of some of the subtleties of the Clifton family dynamics that add depth to the novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

I could go on about the subtleties of have, but I suspect that by now you’ve had it.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner



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