subtlety
nounfeminineliterário/ɐɾɡuˈsiɐ/rare
ar·gú·ci·a
Definition
Sharpness of mind; subtlety in reasoning or argumentation; intellectual cunning.
The lawyer defended his client with great subtlety.
His subtlety allowed him to solve the problem ingeniously.
Common collocations
rhetorical subtlety
Etymology
Do latim 'argutia', de 'argutus' (agudo, subtil).