subtle
English Thesaurus
1. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
similar | : | harmful, |
definition | : | causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all) |
2. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze (adj.all)
similar | : | impalpable, |
definition | : | imperceptible to the senses or the mind (adj.all) |
3. able to make fine distinctions (adj.all)
similar | : | perceptive, |
definition | : | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment (adj.all) |
4. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
derivation | : | insidiousness, |
definition | : | subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) (noun.attribute) |
5. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze (adj.all)
derivation | : | elusiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | elude, escape, |
definition | : | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative) |
6. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
derivation | : | insidiousness, |
definition | : | subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) (noun.attribute) |
7. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze (adj.all)
derivation | : | elusiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | elude, escape, |
definition | : | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative) |
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