Index of English words, starting with "su"

(1) - Subtleness (n.) The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.

(1) - Subtlety (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
(2) - Subtlety (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
(3) - Subtlety (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

(1) - Subtly (adv.) Deceitfully; delusively.
(2) - Subtly (adv.) Nicely; delicately.
(3) - Subtly (adv.) In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.

(1) - Subtonic (n.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also subsemitone.
(2) - Subtonic (n.) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal.
(3) - Subtonic (a.) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.

(1) - Subtract (v. t.) To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.