subtilenessn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌtlnəs/,

/ˈsʌbt(ᵻ)lnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsədlnəs/,

/ˈsəbtlnəs/

Forms: see subtile adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: subtile adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < subtile adj. + -ness suffix, probably originally after classical Latin subtīlitāt-, subtīlitās subtility n. Compare subtleness n., and also subtility n. and subtlety n. and the foreign-language forms cited at those entries.

†1. Thinness (of consistency); rarefaction. In early use also: the thin or less dense part of something (rare). Cf. subtile adj. 9. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun]

thinnessc1000

subtilenessa1398

subtletya1398

rareness?a1425

rarity?a1425

subtility?a1425

thinheadc1440

subtilty1494

shireness1495

tenuity1603

exility1626

soluteness1653

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. x. iv. 560 Also by his substancial subtilnesse [L. subtilitate sua substantiali] vuyre haþ vertue to ioyne anon hymself next to oþir bodyes.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) iv. i. sig. e iii^v/2 The symplynes of a boystous thynge is subtylnes in that comyth in by wythdrawynge of fastnes & thycnes of partyes.

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. b iv The subtilnes [1541 subtile parte] of the bloud burneth hit selfe and tourneth in to coler and grossely into melancoly.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 41/1 Because of the subtilenes thereof [sc. of the cautery], and the virtues of his substance.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 45 The subtilenesse of the Ayre.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. vi. 34 The Erysipelas à Sanguine bilioso, from cholerick Bloud,..affects onely the outward Parts, none of which escape its tenuity and subtilnes.

1716 J. Perry State of Russia 116 By Reason of the Rarefaction and Subtileness of the Air..it incessantly freezes.

1746 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. (new ed.) III. 345/1 As soon as we come to pass the top, we are forced to put on double cloathing, and prepare the stomach with good warm things to withstand the sharpness of the cold, and the subtilness of the air.

1839 Mechanics' Mag. 8 Dec. 172/2 If, when the glass is full of air, the vessel be taken off the fire, and allowed to stand, such is the subtileness of the air under the glass, that it will escape through the expanded substances enclosing, and disappear.

1852 Z. Allen Philos. Mech. Nature 173 The preceding details of the universal diffusion of electric matter—of its subtilness, perfect mobility, and perfect capability of propagating impulses with inconceivable velocity to the remotest distances.

†2. Cunning, craftiness; = subtlety n. 3b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > deep or subtle

deepnessa1000

subtletyc1300

subtlehead1340

subtilitya1393

subtlenessa1398

subtiltyc1405

subtilesse?1473

subtileness1474

finesse1522

sleightness1526

profoundness1605

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. v. 60 Thou hast vaynquyshid them..by thy newe deceyuable falsenes and by subtilnes.

?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Div^v The Lyon sleeth the vnicorne with subtylnes.

1548 T. Cranmer Catechismus sig. Di^v All kynd of witchecraft is..nothing elles but lies, gyles and subtilenes, to deceaue ygnoraunt and simple men.

1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. iii. 123 Had the Dolphin lived he had runne no danger; for in time he might easily have won him by his subtilnesse.

1695 T. Byfield Horæ Subsecivæ 24 The Operation of Nature, and how she produceth things by her Workings which requires subtilness and quickness of Mind.

1747 R. Gough tr. D. Martin Hist. Bible 356 The Subtileness of an extravagant Flattery.

1792 E. Burke Speech 18th & 19th Feb. 1788 9 Deby Sing paid his court to him with all the assiduity and subtilness which those who have no principle are very apt to use.

1858 W. Hewson Oblation & Temple Ezekiel's Prophetic Observ. 53 The subtileness of the serpent in discerning that to be good for food which man was not allowed to taste under penalty of death.

1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 18 Feb. 10/7 What serpent can be compared in subtileness with the elephant, fox or cat?

3. Refinement (of thought or argument); perspicacity (of intellect). Cf. subtlety n. 5, subtlety n. 6b. Now rare.In later use sometimes with implications of over-refinement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun]

subtilitya1425

subtilty1569

niceness1580

ob1588

curiosity1605

ergotism1656

refinery1746

over-subtlety1833

ergoism1864

subtileness1867

pilpul1894

1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. C2^v As well to imitate Aristotle in the sumptuousnes of his apparell as the subtilnesse of his arguments.

1658 E. Ashmole Way to Bliss ii. i. 50 I count it better, by plainness of speech to do good, which is the end of my Writing, than by subtileness of Argument to obtain my purpose.

1825 J. Platts New Universal Biogr. III. 53 At the age of sixteen he [sc. Peter Abelard] had acquired..a subtileness of thought and a fluency of expression.

1867 Friend July 194/2 Every one knows of the subtilness and vagueness of metaphysical reasoning.

1901 J. Thein Bible & Rationalism II. ii. 114 If Ewald already surpasses very often the measure, Hitzig leaves him far behind, thanks to the subtileness of his mind.

1907 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 46 267 No modern thinker has surpassed him [sc. Aristotle] in subtileness and power of intuition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subtileness
释义	subtilenessn. Brit. /ˈsʌtlnəs/, /ˈsʌbt(ᵻ)lnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsədlnəs/, /ˈsəbtlnəs/ Forms: see subtile adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: subtile adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < subtile adj. + -ness suffix, probably originally after classical Latin subtīlitāt-, subtīlitās subtility n. Compare subtleness n., and also subtility n. and subtlety n. and the foreign-language forms cited at those entries. †1. Thinness (of consistency); rarefaction. In early use also: the thin or less dense part of something (rare). Cf. subtile adj. 9. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] thinnessc1000 subtilenessa1398 subtletya1398 rareness?a1425 rarity?a1425 subtility?a1425 thinheadc1440 subtilty1494 shireness1495 tenuity1603 exility1626 soluteness1653 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. x. iv. 560 Also by his substancial subtilnesse [L. subtilitate sua substantiali] vuyre haþ vertue to ioyne anon hymself next to oþir bodyes. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) iv. i. sig. e iii^v/2 The symplynes of a boystous thynge is subtylnes in that comyth in by wythdrawynge of fastnes & thycnes of partyes. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. b iv The subtilnes [1541 subtile parte] of the bloud burneth hit selfe and tourneth in to coler and grossely into melancoly. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 41/1 Because of the subtilenes thereof [sc. of the cautery], and the virtues of his substance. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 45 The subtilenesse of the Ayre. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. vi. 34 The Erysipelas à Sanguine bilioso, from cholerick Bloud,..affects onely the outward Parts, none of which escape its tenuity and subtilnes. 1716 J. Perry State of Russia 116 By Reason of the Rarefaction and Subtileness of the Air..it incessantly freezes. 1746 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. (new ed.) III. 345/1 As soon as we come to pass the top, we are forced to put on double cloathing, and prepare the stomach with good warm things to withstand the sharpness of the cold, and the subtilness of the air. 1839 Mechanics' Mag. 8 Dec. 172/2 If, when the glass is full of air, the vessel be taken off the fire, and allowed to stand, such is the subtileness of the air under the glass, that it will escape through the expanded substances enclosing, and disappear. 1852 Z. Allen Philos. Mech. Nature 173 The preceding details of the universal diffusion of electric matter—of its subtilness, perfect mobility, and perfect capability of propagating impulses with inconceivable velocity to the remotest distances. †2. Cunning, craftiness; = subtlety n. 3b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > deep or subtle deepnessa1000 subtletyc1300 subtlehead1340 subtilitya1393 subtlenessa1398 subtiltyc1405 subtilesse?1473 subtileness1474 finesse1522 sleightness1526 profoundness1605 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. v. 60 Thou hast vaynquyshid them..by thy newe deceyuable falsenes and by subtilnes. ?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Div^v The Lyon sleeth the vnicorne with subtylnes. 1548 T. Cranmer Catechismus sig. Di^v All kynd of witchecraft is..nothing elles but lies, gyles and subtilenes, to deceaue ygnoraunt and simple men. 1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. iii. 123 Had the Dolphin lived he had runne no danger; for in time he might easily have won him by his subtilnesse. 1695 T. Byfield Horæ Subsecivæ 24 The Operation of Nature, and how she produceth things by her Workings which requires subtilness and quickness of Mind. 1747 R. Gough tr. D. Martin Hist. Bible 356 The Subtileness of an extravagant Flattery. 1792 E. Burke Speech 18th & 19th Feb. 1788 9 Deby Sing paid his court to him with all the assiduity and subtilness which those who have no principle are very apt to use. 1858 W. Hewson Oblation & Temple Ezekiel's Prophetic Observ. 53 The subtileness of the serpent in discerning that to be good for food which man was not allowed to taste under penalty of death. 1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 18 Feb. 10/7 What serpent can be compared in subtileness with the elephant, fox or cat? 3. Refinement (of thought or argument); perspicacity (of intellect). Cf. subtlety n. 5, subtlety n. 6b. Now rare.In later use sometimes with implications of over-refinement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun] subtilitya1425 subtilty1569 niceness1580 ob1588 curiosity1605 ergotism1656 refinery1746 over-subtlety1833 ergoism1864 subtileness1867 pilpul1894 1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. C2^v As well to imitate Aristotle in the sumptuousnes of his apparell as the subtilnesse of his arguments. 1658 E. Ashmole Way to Bliss ii. i. 50 I count it better, by plainness of speech to do good, which is the end of my Writing, than by subtileness of Argument to obtain my purpose. 1825 J. Platts New Universal Biogr. III. 53 At the age of sixteen he [sc. Peter Abelard] had acquired..a subtileness of thought and a fluency of expression. 1867 Friend July 194/2 Every one knows of the subtilness and vagueness of metaphysical reasoning. 1901 J. Thein Bible & Rationalism II. ii. 114 If Ewald already surpasses very often the measure, Hitzig leaves him far behind, thanks to the subtileness of his mind. 1907 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 46 267 No modern thinker has surpassed him [sc. Aristotle] in subtileness and power of intuition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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