Subtlety

A lot of women don’t want to hurt a guy’s feelings so they tend to be vague, but subtlety is lost on most men.

At least there was now some quality in the hitting, even if subtlety remained notably absent.

A new way of imagining the song glimmers and vanishes before the chorus, as the subdued arrangement loses its subtlety and its way.

Excellent dialogue and wryly amusing situations were wrung hard and without subtlety by the two main actors.

Is Gallic subtlety any match for the brute force of History?

Instead, there are collages of sound devoid of subtlety ; colliding rhythms that make noise rather than sense.

They have many qualities, but subtlety is not their strong suit.

He didn’t seem to notice – probably already had all the imagination and subtlety branded out of him during his GCSEs.

Let’s have a bit of subtlety and sophistication here, qualities that postmodernists are always urging us to adopt.

But this subtlety is swept aside in performances that are simply too hard-driven.

Characters sob or laugh hysterically rather than just frown or smile – subtlety is nowhere to be found.

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, sing with subtlety as well as grace, in a CD well worth investigating.

By doing so, they are making a political point, albeit with sledge-hammer subtlety .

Not exactly anyone’s choice for purveyors of subtlety and wit.

All the texture and subtlety of the script are brought out by a magnificent cast.

In fact, she manages to address most things with subtlety and dignity!

I could forgive the fetishizing of martyrdom if the film displayed a hint of subtlety or emotional resonance.

the textural subtlety of Degas

Today’s methods are wider ranging, able to analyse with greater subtlety .

This was not simply due to their technical excellence, but their subtlety and force in emotional expression.

Most significantly, for all that they must be applied with subtlety of understanding, these techniques are fixed.

The subtleties of the font don’t translate well to pixels, and the proportions of the letters can cause problems.

It’s the ability to enjoy art with discrimination and an appreciation of its subtleties .

These subtleties and uncertainties have encouraged speculation.

There were also subtleties that enlivened the action without detracting from the music.

The subtleties and variances of language that can only come through in conversational speech are often lost.

She also had an unusually keen grasp of the subtleties of croquet.

The subtleties and nuances associated with all these modes of address would fill a sizeable volume.

It’s more the kind of book you want to go back and read again in more detail taking notes and picking up on the subtleties and connections you know you missed.