Subtile Definition

sŭtl, sŭbtəl
adjective
Subtle.
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Origin of Subtile

  • From Latin subtilis (“fine, thin, slender, delicate"), perhaps, from sub (“under") + tela (“a web, fabric"); see tela, toil.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French subtil from Latin subtīlis fine, delicate subtle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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