Index of English words, starting with "su"

(1) - Subtility (n.) Subtilty.

(1) - Subtilization (n.) Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
(2) - Subtilization (n.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor.
(3) - Subtilization (n.) The act of making subtile.

(1) - Subtilize (v. i.) To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
(2) - Subtilize (v. t.) To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments.
(3) - Subtilize (v. t.) To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.

(1) - Subtle (superl.) Smooth and deceptive.
(2) - Subtle (superl.) Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
(3) - Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
(4) - Subtle (superl.) Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.