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Subtle vs Micro - What's the difference?

subtle | micro |

As adjectives the difference between subtle and micro

is that subtle is hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable while micro is small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.

As a noun micro is

form of microcomputer|lang=en.

As a verb micro is

to micromanage.

As a proper noun Micro is

a town in North Carolina.

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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    micro

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Small, relatively small; (used to contrast levels of the noun modified).
    • At the micro level he was a good manager. At the macro level he failed.
    Antonyms
    * macro

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, dated)
  • * 1984 , Mike Gerrard, Bryan Skinner, Mr Chips comes home: micros and home education (page 23)
    • If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.
  • * 1986 , Rachael Smith, Bomb Jack'' (video game review) in ''Your Sinclair issue 5, May 1986
    • So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite.

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (-)
  • (lb) micromanagement

    • Verb

  • (lb) to micromanage
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