sotil
Middle English
/sɔˈtil/
adj
Definitions
- Using brainpower; smart or wise:
- Low in a measurement; small or mean:
- Displaying refinement; well-mannered, exquisite, or cultured.
- Made well or enjoyably; artisanal or delightful.
- Having a high viscosity; fluidic or runny.
- Airy, gaseous; lacking impurities or defects.
- (rare) Challenging, unexplainable; causing difficulty.
- (rare) Convoluted; not simple or basic.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sotil derived from Latin subtīlis (fine, thin, delicate, slender).
Origin
Latin
subtīlis
Gloss
fine, thin, delicate, slender
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonsubtle English
- oversubtle English
- subtely English
- subtle English
- subtlely English
- subtleness English
- subtlety English
- subtly English
- supersubtle English
- unsubtle English
- subtilio Latin
- subtilitas Latin
- subtilizare Latin
- subtiliāre Latin
- subtiliō Latin
- subtīlis Latin
- subtīliāre Latin
- subtil German
- subtiel Dutch, Flemish
- subtil French
- sutil Spanish, Castilian
- subtelny Polish
- sotilen Middle English
- sotilly Middle English
- sotillynge Middle English
- sotilnes Middle English
- sotilte Middle English
- subtil Danish
- sotil Old French
- sotiliier Old French
- soutil Old French
- sutilté Old French
- sotil Old Portuguese
- sategl Romansh
- satel Romansh
- satigl Romansh
- stigl Romansh