a subtle distinction
1distinction — noun 1 clear difference ADJECTIVE ▪ critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, vital ▪ basic, essential …
2distinction — n. differentiation 1) to draw, make a distinction 2) to blur a distinction 3) a clear cut; dubious; fine; subtle distinction 4) a distinction between eminence superiority 5) to enjoy, have, hold a distinction (he holds the dubious distinction of… …
3subtle — adj. (subtler, subtlest) 1 evasive or mysterious; hard to grasp (subtle charm; a subtle distinction). 2 (of scent, colour, etc.) faint, delicate, elusive (subtle perfume). 3 a capable of making fine distinctions; perceptive; acute (subtle… …
4distinction — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, accolade, account, alteration, analysis, anatomization, ancestry, appropriateness, aristocracy, aristocraticalness, atomization, award, badge, bays, birth, blood, blue blood, celebrity, change,… …
5subtle — [ sʌt(ə)l] adjective (subtler, subtlest) 1》 so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe: a subtle distinction. ↘capable of making fine distinctions. ↘delicately complex and understated: subtle lighting. 2》 making use… …
6subtle — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
7distinction — /dəsˈtɪŋkʃən / (say duhs tingkshuhn) noun 1. a marking off or distinguishing as different. 2. the recognising or noting of differences; discrimination. 3. a discrimination made between things as different. 4. the condition of being different; a… …
8SUBTLE DOCTOR — name given to DUNS SCOTUS (q.v. DUNS SCOTUS, JOHANNES) for his hairsplitting acuteness and extreme subtlety of distinction …
9distinction — n 1. discrimination, differentiation, distinguishment; perception, discernment, penetration; contradistinction, separation, division. 2. difference, otherness, discreteness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude; nicety, subtlety, subtle difference, fine… …
10T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …