Refined vs Subtle - What's the difference?
refined | subtle |
Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= An absence of coarseness.
Not vulgar.
Without impurities.
(refine)
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
insidious
* 1623 , , act iv, scene 4,
Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
As adjectives the difference between refined and subtle
is that refined is showing or having good feelings or good taste while subtle is hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.As a verb refined
is (refine).refined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
Verb
(head)- The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
Anagrams
*subtle
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Alternative forms
* subtil (obsolete) * subtile (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- The difference is subtle , but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
- Thy age confirmed, proud, subtle , bloody, treacherous.