† subtilessen.

Forms: late Middle English subtyllesse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French subtilesse, soutillece.

Etymology: < Middle French subtilesse, subtillesse (14th cent.), variant (with alteration after subtil subtile adj.) of soutillece, soutillesse astuteness, cunning (13th cent. in Old French) < soutil subtle adj. + -esse -ess suffix¹. Compare Old Occitan sotileza astuteness, skill, subtileza ingenuity (both 13th cent.), Catalan subtilesa (13th cent.), Italian sottilezza craftiness, cunning (14th cent.), (with alteration after sottigliare subtle v.) sottigliezza astuteness (a1274), craftiness, cunning (a1338). Compare earlier subtility n. 1a, subtlety n. 3b, and subtleness n., and slightly later subtileness n. 2.

Obsolete. rare.

= subtlety n. 3b.

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

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) II. lf. 191^v He chaungyd hym self in guyse of a serpent, this is to vnderstande in subtyllesse and in malyce.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	subtilesse
释义	† subtilessen. Forms: late Middle English subtyllesse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French subtilesse, soutillece. Etymology: < Middle French subtilesse, subtillesse (14th cent.), variant (with alteration after subtil subtile adj.) of soutillece, soutillesse astuteness, cunning (13th cent. in Old French) < soutil subtle adj. + -esse -ess suffix¹. Compare Old Occitan sotileza astuteness, skill, subtileza ingenuity (both 13th cent.), Catalan subtilesa (13th cent.), Italian sottilezza craftiness, cunning (14th cent.), (with alteration after sottigliare subtle v.) sottigliezza astuteness (a1274), craftiness, cunning (a1338). Compare earlier subtility n. 1a, subtlety n. 3b, and subtleness n., and slightly later subtileness n. 2. Obsolete. rare. = subtlety n. 3b. 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 ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) II. lf. 191^v He chaungyd hym self in guyse of a serpent, this is to vnderstande in subtyllesse and in malyce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.?1473
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