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Subtlety vs Grace - What's the difference?

subtlety | grace |

As a noun subtlety

is (uncountable) the quality or fact of being subtle.

As a proper noun grace is

(label) , equivalent to english (grace).

subtlety

English

(wikipedia subtlety)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality or fact of being subtle.
    • With all his usual subtlety , he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.
  • (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
    • The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.
  • (countable) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
    • At the king's coronation feast, several subtleties were served between main courses.

    grace

    English

    (wikipedia grace)

    Noun

  • (not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.
  • (not countable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
  • * 1699 , , Heads designed for an essay on conversations
    • Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace : the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
  • * Blair
    • I have formerly given the general character of Mr. Addison's style and manner as natural and unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing.
  • (not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
  • (not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.
  • (countable) Short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
  • (finance) An allowance of time granted for a debtor during which he is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
  • (card games) A special move in a solitaire or patience game that is normally against the rules.

    • Related terms

    * begrace * good graces * graceful * graceless * gracious * grateful * gratitude * say grace * ungrace

    Verb

    (grac)
  • To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
    • He graced the room with his presence.
    He graced the room by simply being there.
    His portrait graced a landing on the stairway.
  • * (rfdate) (Alexander Pope)
    • Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line.
  • * (rfdate) (Shakespeare)
    • We are graced with wreaths of victory.
  • To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
  • * (rfdate) (Knolles)
    • He might, at his pleasure, grace or disgrace whom he would in court.
  • To supply with heavenly grace.
    • (Bishop Hall)
  • (music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.

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