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Negligible vs Subtle - What's the difference?

negligible | subtle |

As adjectives the difference between negligible and subtle

is that negligible is able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern while subtle is hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.

negligible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
    • We found errors, but their effects were negligible .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 11 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini. }}

    Related terms

    * negligent * neglected

    Synonyms

    * ignorable * neglectable * trivial * See also

    Antonyms

    * important * significant * innegligible * unignorable

    subtle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * subtil (obsolete) * subtile (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
    • The difference is subtle , but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
  • (of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
  • (of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
  • insidious
  • * 1623 , , act iv, scene 4,
    • Thy age confirmed, proud, subtle , bloody, treacherous.
  • Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.

    • Synonyms

    * crafty, cunning, skillful * (insidious) insidious

    Antonyms

    * (hard to grasp) simple

    Derived terms

    * subtle body * subtleness * subtlety * subtly

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