subtle
/ˈsʌt(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈsʌt(ə)l/
subtle
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sub - tle -> subtle
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subtle /'sʌtl/ adj (-r , -st ) (esp approv )
၁။ သိမ်မွေ့သော။ ညံ့သက်သော။ a subtle charm/flavour/style ❍ subtle humour ❍ a subtle distinction ❍ subtle shades of pink.
၂။ ပါးနပ်သော။ ပါးသော။ နပ်သော။ a subtle argument/design/strategy.
၃။ ထိုးထွင်းသိမြင်သော။ ပိုင်းခြားဝေဖန် တတ်သော။ a subtle observer/critic/analyst ❍ She has a very subtle mind.
❏ subtlety /'sʌtlti/ n
၁။ [U] သိမ်မွေ့နက်နဲခြင်း။
၂။ [C] ပိုင်းခြားဝေဖန်တတ်ခြင်း။
❏ subtly /'sʌtli/ adv မနီးယိုးစွဲ။ subtly different မသိမသာ ခြားနားသည်။ /coloured. (နီ၊ ပြာ၊ ဝါ စသည်) နှမ်းနှမ်း၊ ကြင်ကြင် အရောင်ပေါက်သည်။
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- A subtle scent of lilacs
- I detected a subtle change in his attitude towards us.
- He was being so subtle, I didn’t realize he liked me.
- Subtle manipulation
- Subtle observations
- It’s a subtle argument, but very convincing when you think about it.
- Intricate and subtle patterns
- The two prints are subtly different.
- He subtly mentioned his sister was looking for a job.
Synonyms
slight, delicate, faint, restrained, fine, understated, analytic, analytical, artful, astute, attenuate, attenuated, clever, complex, crafty, cunning, deep, designing, detailed, devious, dexterous, discriminating, elusive, ethereal, exacting, experienced, exquisite, finespun, foxy, guileful, hairline, hairsplitting, illusive, imperceptible, implied, inconspicuous, indirect, indistinct, inferred, ingenious, insidious, insinuated, intelligent, intriguing, keen, mental, negligible, nice, penetrating, perceptive, precise, profound, quiet, ratiocinative, refined, scheming, sensitive, shrewd, skillful, sly, sophisticated, suggestive, tenuous, thin, tricky, wily
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