subtilité

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlitātem. Displaced Old French sotileté.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syp.ti.li.te/

Noun

subtilité f (plural subtilités)

  1. (uncountable) subtlety
    faire preuve de subtilité ― to be subtle
  2. (countable) subtlety
    les subtilités de la langue française ― the subtleties of the French language

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