Subtlety vs Nuances - What's the difference?
subtlety | nuances |
(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.
As a noun subtlety
is (uncountable) the quality or fact of being subtle.As an adjective nuances is
.subtlety
English
(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.