Logeion | subtilis

subtīlis, e, adj. [sub-tela; and therefore, prop., woven fine; hence], fine, not thick or coarse, thin, slender, minute (syn. tenuis).

I Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.): quae vulgo volitant subtili praedita filo, Lucr. 4, 88: ventus subtili corpore tenuis, id. 4, 901; cf. id. 3, 195; Cat. 54, 3: acies gladii, Sen. Ep. 76, 14: farina, Plin. 18, 7, 14, § 74: mitra, Cat. 64, 63: ignis, Lucr. 6, 225: subtilia et minuta primordia rerum, id. 4, 122; 4, 114.— Subst.: subtīlĭa, ĭum, n. plur., fine goods or stuffs, Vulg. Isa. 19, 9: indui te subtilibus, id. Ezech. 16, 10.—Comp.: harundo, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 168: semen raporum, id. 18, 13, 34, § 129.—Sup.: sucus subtilissimus, Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 11.—
- B Transf., of the senses, fine, nice, acute, delicate, exqui site (rare): palatum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 38: subtilior gula, Col. 8, 16, 4.—
II Trop., fine, nice, precise, exact, accurate, keen, subtle (class.; syn.: elegans, concinnus).
- A In gen.: sollers subtilisque descriptio, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121: definitio, id. de Or. 1, 23, 109: observatio, Plin. 18, 13, 35, § 132: sententia, id. 18, 17, 46, § 165: argumentatio, id. 2, 108, 112, § 247: quaestio, id. 11, 16, 16, § 46: Graecia, Manil. 4, 718.—Comp.: reliquae (epistulae) subtiliores erunt, more particular, Cic. Att. 5, 14, 3.—Sup.: quae (curatio manus) inter subtilissimas haberi potest, Cels. 7, 7, 13: inventum, Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 40: Democritus, subtilissimus antiquorum, Sen. Q. N. 7, 3, 2.—
- - 2 Transf., of taste or judgment, fine, keen, delicate, exquisite (syn.: sagax, acutus): judicium, Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 242; cf.: subtilis veterum judex, id. S. 2, 7, 101: sapiens subtilisque lector, Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 7: vir subtilis, dispositus, acer, disertus, id. ib. 2, 11, 17; 4, 17, 4.—
- B In partic., in rhet., of speech or of the speaker, plain, simple, unadorned (syn. simplex): genus dicendi, Cic. Or. 21, 69; cf.: acutissimum et subtilissimum dicendi genus, id. de Or. 2, 23, 98: oratio, id. Or. 5, 20; cf. id. ib. 23, 78: Stoicorum non ignoras, quam sit subtile vel spinosum potius dicendi genus, id. Fin. 3, 1, 3: subtile quod ἰσχνὸν vocant, Quint. 12, 10, 58: disputator, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 3: quis illo (Catone) in docendo edisserendoque subtilior? id. Brut. 17, 65: oratione limatus atque subtilis, id. de Or. 1, 39, 180; cf. id. de Or. 3, 8, 31: Lysias subtilis scriptor atque elegans, id. Brut. 9, 35; Quint. 10, 1, 78: praeceptor, id. 1, 4, 25; 12, 10, 51.—Hence, adv.: subtīlĭter, finely, minutely.
- - 1 Lit.: subtiliter insinuatus ad parvas partes aër, Lucr. 6, 1031: conexae res, closely, intimately, id. 3, 739: dividere aliquid, Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 67: fodere, lightly, superficially, Pall. Febr. 21 fin.—
  - 2 Trop., finely, acutely, minutely, accurately, subtly.
  - - a In gen.: subtiliter judicare, finely, acutely, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 127: de re publicā quid ego tibi subtiliter? tota periit, minutely, particularly, id. Att. 2, 21, 1; cf.: haec ad te scribam alias subtilius, id. ib. 1, 13, 4: subtiliter exsequi numerum, Liv. 3, 5: de aliquā re subtiliter disserere, Cic. Fl. 17, 41: aliquid persequi, id. de Or. 1, 21, 98; cf.: id persequar subtilius, id. Rep. 2, 23, 42: subtilius haec disserunt, id. Lael. 5, 18: subtilius ista quaerunt, id. ib. 2, 7 et saep. —
    - b In partic., in rhet., plainly, simply, without ornament: humilia subtiliter et magna graviter et mediocria temperate dicere, Cic. Or. 29, 100: versute et subtiliter dicere, id. ib. 7, 22: privatas causas agere subtilius: capitis aut famae ornatius, id. Fam. 9, 21, 1: magnifice an subtiliter dicere, Quint. 8, 3, 40.

subtīlis, e (aus *sub-texlis untergewebt, feingewebt, zu tēla), I) fein, dünn, zart, 1) eig. (Ggstz. crassus, spissus, verb. crassus spissusque), filum, Lucr. u. Auson.: bestis (= vestis), Edict. Diocl.: mitra, Catull.: corpus, Lucr. u. Sen.: ignis, Lucr.: farina, Plin.: vestis subtilior, Solin.: capillus flavus et solito subtilior, Vulg.: semen subtilius, Plin.: sucus subtilissimus, Plin.: poet., Graecia, zart, schlank, Manil. – 2) übtr.: a) im allg., fein, genau, akkurat, gründlich, descriptio, akkurat, genau, Cic.: venustas, fein, geschmackvoll, Cic.: sententia, ein feiner, vortrefflicher Gedanke, Plin.: epistulae subtiliores, genauer, ausführlicher, Cic.: inventum subtilissimum, Plin.: curationes subtilissimae, Cels. – b) insbes., v. Ausdruck – gefallend durch genaue Bestimmtheit und schmucklose Einfachheit, schlicht, einfach schön, einfach, oratio, Cic.: dicendi genus, Cic.: subtile, quod ἰσχνόν vocant, Quint. – v. Rednern u. Schriftstellern, subtilis oratione, Cic. (vgl. subtilis deductā oratione Menelaus, Auson.): Lysias subtilis atque elegans, Quint.: Lysias egregie subtilis scriptor atque elegans, Cic.: praeceptor, Quint. – II) von den Sinneswerkzeugen = feinfühlend, -schmeckend, 1) eig.: palatum, Hor.: subtilior gula, Colum. – 2) übtr., vom ästhetischen Geschmack u. Urteil = feinfühlend, fein unterscheidend, fein, iudicium, Cic. u. Hor.: veterum iudex, Hor.: sapiens subtilisque lector, Plin. ep.: sagax et admodum subtilis ingenio, ein gar feiner Kopf, Eutr.: Democritus subtilissimus omnium, der feinste Forscher, Sen. – ➳ Vulg. Schreibung soubtilis, Edict. Diocl. 7, 48.

1 subtilis v. subitus

2 subtilis [CL] 1 (of woven thing) thin, fine, sheer; b (transf.). ut cum aliquis pannum videns novum contrectat hoc, solum ut sciat utrum sit asper vel lenis, an grossus sive ~is Simil. Anselmi 32; monachi ~ibus indumentis ‥ regulam ludificabant W. Malm. GR III 245; cum difficultate earum [mulierum Saracenarum] oculi ab aspicientibus per recia ~issima de serico nigro facta videntur S. Sim. Itin. 36; 1328 cumque de prefatis mercatoribus, nonnulli eorum alias exerceant mercandisas, ut de averio ponderis, et de aliis rebus ~ibus sicut de pannis Foed. IV 363. b c1209 de ccj velleribus lane agn' quia lxviij ~es agni non fuerunt tonsi Crawley 191 (= Pipe Wint. 51). 2 fine in texture, composed of fine particles, thin in consistency, subtle. b (of flour or bread) fine, not coarse. c (transf., of non-material things) faint, weak, slight. Eutycius ‥ dogmatizabat corpus nostrum in illa resurrectionis gloria inpalpabile, ventis aerique ~ius esse futurum Bede HE II 1; adtenuatus, ~is GlC A 205; superior et inferior es sine loco, amplus sine latitudine, ~is sine extenuatione Alcuin Dub. 1045B; pluvia ‥ tam ~is et modica fuit, ut vix pluviam eam esse dixerint, sed quasdam guttulas rorantes plus senserint quam viderint Ord. Vit. IX 10 p. 557; quo purior et ~ior, tanto penetrabilior et inclementior aer Gir. TH I 3. b simila, farina ~is GlC S 345; polenta, farina ~issima Gl. Leid. 20; pollen dicitur ~is farina cujuslibet grani panifici, simpliciter de tritico S. Langton Serm. 2. 35; c1450 in pane ~i vocato symnell & pastill vij s. REED York 78. c quod in ea sit substantie subtilitas satis [patet] ex hoc quod odor rose ~is est Quaest. Salern. B 253; aspectu pulsus ~is et velox et spissus Bart. Angl. IV 10; unde vocum alia suavis est illa, scilicet que ~is, spissa, clara, et acuta est Odington 71. 3 slender, narrow, fine, light (also fig.); b (of dimension); c (geog.). urna idest vas aureum rotundum longum aliquid ~is in duobus finibus Gl. Leid. 20; gracilis, vel exilis, vel ~is, smæl Ælf. Sup.; subulam argenteam ~em et rotundam et in capita planam paras W. Cant. Mir. Thom. II 64; acus habeat varias, parvas, et ~es [gl.: sutilis] ad opus anaglafar[i]um, minus subtiles ad opus plumale Neckam Ut. 101; tam ~is [ME: sutil] est humilitas quod nullus eam tenet laqueus; ‥ quamvis ita sit gracilis seu ~is humilitas, ipsa tamen omnibus rebus forcior est AncrR 104; capillus Veneris ~iorem habet stipitem et ramos ~iores, politrico grossiores ‥ Alph. 29; siringa est fistula ~is cum qua medicina mittitur in vesica SB 39. b erant ‥ castra hostium super scopulum habentem ~issimam longitudinem tribus verticibus acutissimis prominentem Bede Sam. 585B; est libra triplex, viz. libra ~is, que constat ex xx solidis ‥ Cust. Cant. 33. c partes subtiles Francorum dux quasi miles / cum paucis transit Gower CT III 131. 4 (of artefact) marked by delicate precision or fineness of detail, elaborate, finely worked; b (of literary composition or sim.). c (of artist) who works finely or with delicate precision. sunt nonnulli qui cultum ~ium pretiosarumque vestium non putant esse peccatum Bede Luke 534A; 764 duo ‥ pallia ~issimi operis (Cuthb.) Ep. Bonif. 116; perspicuam subtilique arte plicatam / demisit tunicam Wulf. Swith. I 695; vas ‥ ~i celatoris arte sculptum W. Malm. GR II 135; tam delicatas et ~es ‥ notare poteris intricaturas Gir. TH II 38; dies laudabilis omnibus operibus et peregrinacioni, uti militibus, emere ~ia et petere uxorem Bacon V 112. b subtiles et concinnos versus ‥ edidit Ord. Vit. IV 7 p. 218. c statim factus est ~issimus artifex (Maedoc 46) VSH II 159. 5 (of person or faculty) who has fineness or subtlety of perception or judgement, finely discriminating; b (doctor ~is, as epithet of Duns Scotus). c (in deceitful or treacherous way) cunning, wily, devious; d (transf., of faculty or sense). ~is et astutus ac facundus in illis [scriptis] effectus est (Declanus 9) VSH II 38; ante visionem istam erat valde simplex ‥ sed post ~is effectus est et eloquens J. Furness Walth. 105; ingenii gens ~is et acuti Gir. DK I 12; ~is debet cantum suum conformare respectu superioris cantus vel inclinare vel acuere Garl. Mus. Mens. app. P 95. b opinio ~is doctoris qui alios in subtilitate judicii excellebat Ockham Sent. II 161; doctor ~is magister Johannes Duns Gascoigne Loci 94. c subdolus, ~is, dolosus GlC S 626; erat ‥ ingenio ~is, dolosus, et versipellis Ord. Vit. VIII 5 p. 300; Henricus prior eorum qui ~is erat valde in fabricacione false monete officium illud infaustum exercendo secessit apud Tofteweyth Chr. Dale 10; 1453 ad resistendum et deponendum illum ~issimum proditorem nostrum Joh. Cade (Ch. Hen. VI) Ac. Chamb. Cant. p. 168a. d quas illi ex sua ~i natura ad deceptionem stultorum se scire ‥ jactitant V. Greg. p. 89; 801 [tractatus] quos ‥ Baeda ‥ sermone simplici sed sensu ~i conposuit Alcuin Ep. 216; quoniam rem istam tibi subtiliter demonstrari rogasti, te quoque illud ~i decet oculo intueri Petrus Dial. 8. 6 (of act) that exhibits fineness or subtlety of perception or judgement, minutely thorough, exact, marked by attention to detail. debet rector ~i ‥ examine bona malaque discernere Bede Tab. 470B; multa secum revolvens ~i meditamine Ord. Vit. VI 10 p. 97. 7 (of speech or sim.) marked by fineness of distinction, subtle, ingenious. b (as sb. n.) subtlety, ingenious device. 798 in mathematicorum ~issimis argumentationibus Alcuin Ep. 155; superstitiosa ~ique ejus disceptatione a sapientibus meis audita W. Malm. GR II 153; ~em satisque profundum sermonem fecit de regali et sacerdotali dignitate Ord. Vit. XII 21 p. 391. b vel naturarum rimatur occulta vel sermonum ~ia aut morum fortia aut divine virtutis arcana J. Ford Serm. 23. 10.

subtīlis, (11) e (tela), ¶ 1 fin, délié, menu, subtil : subtile filum Lucr. 4, 88, fil délié ; subtili corpore Lucr. 4, 901, dʼune matière déliée ; subtilis acies gladii Sen. Ep. 76, 14, tranchant bien affilé dʼune épée ; ignis subtilis Lucr. 6, 225, feu subtil ¶ 2 [fig.] a) fin, délicat : [en parl. du palais] Hor. S. 2, 8, 38 ; [du goût, du jugement] Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1 ; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 242 ; S. 2, 7, 101 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 14, 7 ; b) fin, pénétrant, dʼune précision stricte : sollers subtilisque discriptio partium Cic. Nat. 2, 121, adroite et sagace distribution des parties du corps ; subtilis definitio Cic. de Or. 1, 109, définition stricte ; subtiliores epistulæ Cic. Att. 5, 14, 3, lettres plus minutieuses ; c) [en parl. du style] simple, sans apprêt : oratio Cic. Or. 78, style simple, sobre ; Lysias, subtilis scriptor atque elegans Cic. Br. 35, Lysias, écrivain sobre et châtié || subtilissimus Cic. de Or. 2, 98.

subtīlis, e

1. (poët.; postklass.) dun, fijn, tenger [filum; corpus];
2. (metaf.) fijn(gevoelig), fijnzinnig [sententia; iudicium]; goed in staat smaken te onderscheiden [palatum];
3. nauwkeurig, grondig, scherpzinnig [descriptio partium; argumentatio; definitio; disputator; epistulae gedetailleerd; quaestio];
4. (v. uitdrukking e.a.) sober, ongekunsteld [genus dicendi; oratio; scriptor]; ➤ subtiliter dicere;
5. (jur.) strikt.

subtilis , e. adj. c. s.
細。尖。聰明。巧者。

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. Subtiles merces, Aromaticæ dicuntur in Statutis Genuæ lib. 4. cap. 16. pag. 120 : Non liceat patrono..... onerare in dicto viagio... nisi tantummodo victualia pro usu et necessitate navigii, merces Subtiles et capsas passagiorum. Nostris Soutil et Soutif, pro Subtilis, tenuis. Statutum Johannis Reg. Fr. ann. 1350. tom. 2. Ordinat. pag. 397 : Proposoient entre leurs autres raisons que leur mestier d'œuvre rayée estoit plus Soutif que mestier de lanure planive. Le Roman d'Athis MS. : Une chemise de chainsil De fil et d'œuvre moult Soutil. Vide Subtile.

subtīlis e, adj.with comp.and sup.

sub+tela, fine, nice, delicate: palatum, H.—Fig., nice, precise, exact, accurate, keen, subtle: descriptio: definitio: reliquae (epistulae) subtiliores erunt, will give more details.—In taste or judgment, fine, keen, delicate: iudicium: veterum iudex, H.—Of style, plain, simple, unadorned, direct: subtilissimum dicendi genus: oratio: quis illo in docendo subtilior?: oratione.

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