What is the difference between subtile and subtle?
subtile | subtle |
(obsolete) subtle
* 1819 , , The Works of Francis Bacon , volume 2, page 2:
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.
Subtle is a alternative form of subtile.
As adjectives the difference between subtile and subtle
is that subtile is subtle while subtle is hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.subtile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- And sometimes this perception, in some kind of bodies, is far more subtile than the sense; so that the sense is but a dull thing in comparison of it: we see a weather-glass will find the least difference of the weather, in heat, or cold, when men find it not.
Derived terms
* subtile bodyExternal links
* * ----subtle
English
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.