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6-letter words (1 found)

SUBTIL,

5-letter words (8 found)

BLIST,BLITS,BUILT,BUIST,BUSTI,SLUIT,STILB,TULSI,

4-letter words (21 found)

BIST,BITS,BLIT,BUST,BUTS,LIBS,LIST,LITS,LITU,LUIT,LUST,SILT,SLIT,SLUB,SLUT,STUB,SUIT,TILS,TUBS,TUIS,UTIS,

3-letter words (17 found)

BIS,BIT,BUS,BUT,ITS,LIB,LIS,LIT,SIB,SIT,SUB,SUI,TIL,TIS,TUB,TUI,UTS,

2-letter words (9 found)

BI,IS,IT,LI,SI,ST,TI,US,UT,

You can make 56 words from subtil according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of subtil

subtil

Alternative forms

  • subtill

Adjective

subtil (comparative more subtil, superlative most subtil)

  1. Obsolete form of subtle; sly, artful, cunning

References

  • subtil in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.

Anagrams

  • builts, bultis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [supˈtil]

Adjective

subtil m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtils)

  1. subtle

Derived terms

  • subtilesa
  • subtilment

Further reading

  • “subtil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “subtil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “subtil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin subtīlis (“fine, thin”), from sub + tēla (“a web”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subtiːl/, [sub̥ˈtˢiːˀl]

Adjective

subtil

  1. subtle

Inflection

References

  • “subtil” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Semi-learned term, modified from the inherited Old French sotil, soutil after the original etymology, Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syp.til/

Adjective

subtil (feminine subtile, masculine plural subtils, feminine plural subtiles)

  1. subtle

Further reading

  • “subtil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtil (strong nominative masculine singular subtiler, comparative subtiler, superlative am subtilsten)

  1. subtle

Declension

Related terms

  • Subtilität

Further reading

  • “subtil” in Duden online
  • “subtil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Adjective

subtil

  1. Alternative form of sotil

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin subtilis.

Adjective

subtil (masculine and feminine subtil, neuter subtilt, definite singular and plural subtile)

  1. subtle

References

  • “subtil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “subtil” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin subtilis.

Adjective

subtil (neuter subtilt, definite singular and plural subtile)

  1. subtle

References

  • “subtil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: sub‧til

Adjective

subtil m or f (plural subtis)

  1. European Portuguese standard spelling of sutil.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French subtil and Latin subtīlis. Doublet of subțire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subˈtil/

Adjective

subtil m or n (feminine singular subtilă, masculine plural subtili, feminine and neuter plural subtile)

  1. subtle

Declension

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Swedish

Adjective

subtil (comparative subtilare, superlative subtilast)

  1. subtle

Declension

Related terms

  • subtilitet (“subtlety”)

References

  • subtil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • subtil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • subtil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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