Subtleties are very small details or differences which are not obvious. His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost
Subtlety is the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe. Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model
Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things. She analyses herself with great subtlety
Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew