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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)

subtle

/ˈsʌt(ə)l/

adjective

difficult to notice, understand, or see

  • “There was a subtle difference between their views.”Tatoeba
  • “I experience a subtle pleasure in suffering.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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