Shrewdness vs Subtlety - What's the difference?
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The quality of being shrewd.
An invented collective name for a group of apes.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of being subtle.
(countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
(countable) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
Shrewdness is a related term of subtlety.
As nouns the difference between shrewdness and subtlety
is that shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd while subtlety is (uncountable) the quality or fact of being subtle.shrewdness
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(wikipedia subtlety)Noun
- With all his usual subtlety , he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.
- The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.
- At the king's coronation feast, several subtleties were served between main courses.