Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subtleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: sub-tle-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The movie was praised for the subtleness of its themes. None of it came off as being too preachy."

Etymology

From Middle English sotilnes; equivalent to subtle + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sotilnes
Suffix: subtle

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

subtlenesses (plural)

Questions

What does subtleness mean?: The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.
Where does subtleness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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