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| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| catchy |
involving subtle difficulties; tricky. [1/2 definitions] |
| cunning |
adept at subtle or deceptive planning or action; crafty; shrewd. [2/4 definitions] |
| delicate |
very fine; subtle. [1/7 definitions] |
| fine1 |
requiring subtle discrimination; difficult to perceive. [1/11 definitions] |
| finespun |
highly or overly subtle; elaborate. [1/2 definitions] |
| groom |
to prepare (a child or adult) in gradual and subtle ways for sexual exploitation. [1/7 definitions] |
| hint |
a subtle or indirect but comprehensible reference, intimation, or suggestion. [2/4 definitions] |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. [1/2 definitions] |
| insinuate |
to use subtle and indirect means to advance (oneself). [3/4 definitions] |
| inward |
insightful, subtle, or sensitive. [1/9 definitions] |
| leaven |
to enliven or change with a subtle, pervasive influence. [2/4 definitions] |
| low-pressure |
quietly persuasive; subtle. [1/3 definitions] |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| osmosis |
a gradual, subtle, and usu. unconscious absorption, as of ideals or mannerisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| oversubtle |
combined form of subtle. |
| racism |
persistent and pervasive discrimination, both subtle and direct, on the part of members of the racial group that holds the greatest wealth and power within a society against members of other racial groups, resulting in inequities in such areas as income, job opportunities, access to voting and healthcare, treatment under the law, and treatment by law enforcement officials; systemic racism. [1/3 definitions] |
| refine |
to make subtle or precise distinctions in language or thought. [1/4 definitions] |
| soft sell |
an indirect, subtle, and relaxed style of advertising or selling. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. [1/2 definitions] |
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