Usually means: Nuances; fine distinctions or variations.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word subtleties:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. subtleties: Merriam-Webster
  2. subtleties: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. subtleties: Collins English Dictionary
  4. subtleties: Vocabulary.com
  5. Subtleties, subtleties: Wordnik
  6. subtleties: Wiktionary
  7. subtleties: Dictionary.com
  8. Subtleties: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. Subtleties: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. subtleties: FreeDictionary.org
  11. subtleties: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. subtleties: Legal dictionary

(Note: See subtlety as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (subtlety)

noun:  (uncountable) The quality of being subtle.
noun:  The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
noun:  The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)
noun:  The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)
noun:  The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)
noun:  (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
noun:  (countable, historical) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
noun:  (uncountable, countable, archaic) The quality of being clever in surreptitious or deceitful behaviour; an act or argument that shows this quality.
noun:  (countable, obsolete) A trick that creates a false appearance.
noun:  (uncountable, obsolete) The property of having a low density or thin consistency.
noun:  (uncountable, obsolete) The property of being able to penetrate materials easily.
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