subtile

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌtəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sut′l, sub′til)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•tile  (sut′l, sub′til),USA pronunciation adj., -til•er, -til•est. 
  1. subtle.
  • *tekslā, derivative of texere to weave; see text)
  • Latin subtīlis fine (origin, originally of fabric), equivalent. to sub- sub- + -tīlis, akin to tēla cloth on a loom, loom (
  • Middle English 1325–75
sub′tile•ly, adv. 
sub′tile•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subtile /ˈsʌtəl/ adj
  1. a rare spelling of subtle
ˈsubtilely adv subtility /sʌbˈtɪlɪtɪ/, ˈsubtileness n ˈsubtilty n
'subtile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
subtilisin - subtle - subtlety

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