English English Dictionary

subtle in English:

He is delicate.

Japanese women tend to look tiny and delicate.

Keeping Mario in a state in which he can throw fireballs is a delicate process; that newfound power sometimes makes one cocky and careless.

Her physical features are small and delicate, but she has an incredibly loud voice!

The moss is a delicate green fur on fallen logs and rocks, I say to myself.

We respond to the delicate beauty of the cherry blossoms in the spring moonlight.

Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.

Indeed she is young and beautiful, but she is in delicate health.

Although the web looks soft and delicate, it is strong.

Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in.

Sometimes you're too delicate about things.

It's a drama where you can enjoy the delicate workings of a woman's mind.

People are sometimes afraid to hold babies because they are so delicate.

The dancers look delicate in their white dresses, but they are really as strong as horses.

I decided to try a more subtle approach.

You haven't been subtle.

She has a subtle charm.

The jokes, however, are very subtle and hidden.

Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.

God is subtle but not malicious

Girls need to send boys subtle signals to make it clear that they’re interested in them.

subtle face

He didn't understand the subtle irony in her voice.

The subtle smile on Mona Lisa's face has fascinated people for centuries.

There is such a thing as being subtle, you know.

subtle expirience of being moved

Wayfinders fell into a wordless meditative state so that they could detect even the subtlest of navigational clues.

She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present.

Subtle differences in tone discriminate the original from the copy.