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The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.
  2. n. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
  3. n. Cunning; skill; craft.
  4. n. Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.
  5. n. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light. n. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety. n. Cunning; skill; craft. n. Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.