A curious question or matter of investigation; a nicety of argument; a subtlety. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun] > instance of (7) curiosityc1380 A curious question or matter of investigation; a nicety of argument; a subtlety. Obsolete. syllogism1387 transferred and allusively. An argument or something ironically or humorously regarded as such, esp. a specious or subtle argument or piece of… webc1400 figurative and in figurative contexts. Something likened to a cobweb, esp. in being a snare or means of entanglement, or in being delicate… cobweb1579 figurative. Anything of flimsy, frail, or unsubstantial texture; esp. fanciful fine-spun reasoning. refinement1692 An act of refining in thought, reasoning, or discourse; the result of this; a piece of subtle, or oversubtle, reasoning; a subtlety, a fine… refinery1746 Refinement; (also) a refinement. Obsolete (regional in later use). pilpul1966 Subtle or keen rabbinical argumentation; an instance of this. In extended use: unprofitable argument, quibbling. |
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