subtlety
subtlety
subs.
P. ποικιλία, ἡ.
Delicacy: Ar. and P. λεπτότης, ἡ.
By subtlety, by craft: Ar. and V. δόλῳ; see craft.
subs.
P. ποικιλία, ἡ.
Delicacy: Ar. and P. λεπτότης, ἡ.
By subtlety, by craft: Ar. and V. δόλῳ; see craft.
SUBTLETY
Fineness subtilitas: tenuitas (Plin.).
Acuteness acies: acumen: subtilitas: acies ingenii.
Craft astutia: versutia (natural): calliditas (acquired by practice).
Fineness subtilitas: tenuitas (Plin.).
Acuteness acies: acumen: subtilitas: acies ingenii.
Craft astutia: versutia (natural): calliditas (acquired by practice).
subtlety:
A. Lit.:
1. tĕnuĭtas: whether the s. of the mind is such that it escapes our vision, an tanta sit animi t. ut fugiat aciem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 50.
2. subtīlĭtas: v.FINENESS .
B. Fig.:
I. Acuteness:
1. subtīlĭtas: many think that the genius of soldiers wants s., credunt plerique militaribus ingeniis s. deesse, Tac. Agr. 9, init.
2. ăcies, ei, f.: s. of human intellect, humani ingenii acies, Cic. Acad. 2, 39, 122.
3. argūtiae: id. Brut. 45, 167.
4. ăcūmen, ĭnis, n.: Cic.: Plin.: v.ACUTENESS .
II. Cunning:
1. astūtia: Cic. Clu. 65, 183.
2. versūtia (in pl.): Liv. 42, 47.
3. callĭdĭtas (practised s.): ib. and Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63.
A. Lit.:
1. tĕnuĭtas: whether the s. of the mind is such that it escapes our vision, an tanta sit animi t. ut fugiat aciem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 50.
2. subtīlĭtas: v.
B. Fig.:
I. Acuteness:
1. subtīlĭtas: many think that the genius of soldiers wants s., credunt plerique militaribus ingeniis s. deesse, Tac. Agr. 9, init.
2. ăcies, ei, f.: s. of human intellect, humani ingenii acies, Cic. Acad. 2, 39, 122.
3. argūtiae: id. Brut. 45, 167.
4. ăcūmen, ĭnis, n.: Cic.: Plin.: v.
II. Cunning:
1. astūtia: Cic. Clu. 65, 183.
2. versūtia (in pl.): Liv. 42, 47.
3. callĭdĭtas (practised s.): ib. and Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63.
appearing fewer than 50 times
γλαφυρότηςsubtlety
δολιότης
deceit, subtlety
δολοπλοκία
subtlety, craft
δολοφροσύνη
craft, subtlety, wiliness
περινόησις
shrewdness, subtlety
subtilitas
keenness, acuteness, penetration, definiteness, exactness, subtlety
cunning, craftiness, subtlety
keenness, acuteness, penetration, definiteness, exactness, subtlety
appearing fewer than 50 times
versutiaecunning, craftiness, subtlety