Subtile vs. Subtle

Subtileadjective

(obsolete) subtle

Subtileadjective

Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium.

Subtileadjective

Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven.

Subtileadjective

Acute; piercing; searching.

Subtileadjective

Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle.

Subtileadjective

Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme.

Subtleadjective

Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.

Subtleadjective

(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.

Subtleadjective

(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.

Subtleadjective

Insidious, deceptive, malicious.

Subtleadjective

Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.

Subtleadjective

(obsolete) Refined; exquisite.

Subtleadjective

Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; - applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.

Subtleadjective

Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.

Subtleadjective

Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; - said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; - said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.

Subtleadjective

Smooth and deceptive.

Subtleadjective

be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind;

Subtleadjective

faint and difficult to analyze;

Subtleadjective

able to make fine distinctions;

Subtleadjective

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;

Subtleadjective

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe

Subtleadjective

(of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated

Subtleadjective

capable of making fine distinctions

Subtleadjective

arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way

Subtleadjective

making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

Subtleadjective

crafty; cunning