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title: subtlety — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subtlety» in the Judaism dictionary: Subtlety is cleverness in planning tricks that are hard to see. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subtlety

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**Who acts:** planning tricks, subtlety, small delicate detail, king, painting · **What happens:** be, see, notice, win, use, escape · **To what, where:** Subtlety cleverness, planning tricks, small delicate detail, hero, dogs, many subtleties

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«subtlety» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [subtlety in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/subtlety.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Subtlety is cleverness in planning tricks that are hard to see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:m1:1
# text = Subtlety is cleverness in planning tricks that are hard to see.
1	Subtlety	subtlety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	planning	planning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Subtlety cleverness |  | planning tricks |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | planning tricks |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | planning tricks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A subtlety is a small, delicate detail that is hard to notice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:m2:1
# text = A subtlety is a small, delicate detail that is hard to notice.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	subtlety	subtlety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	delicate	delicate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a subtlety | a small delicate detail |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a small delicate detail |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **notice** | to-infinitive | a small delicate detail *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hero won by subtlety, not by strength.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:x1:1
# text = The hero won by subtlety, not by strength.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	subtlety	subtlety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | participle |  | the hero *not said here* |  |  |  | by subtlety and strength | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king was famous for his wisdom and subtlety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:x2:1
# text = The king was famous for his wisdom and subtlety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	subtlety	subtlety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | for king's wisdom and subtlety; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hare used subtlety to escape the dogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:x3:1
# text = The hare used subtlety to escape the dogs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	subtlety	subtlety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **escape** | to-infinitive |  | the dogs |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dog=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The painting has many subtleties of colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subtlety:x4:1
# text = The painting has many subtleties of colour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	subtleties	subtlety	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the painting | many subtleties of colour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subtlety=Patient |

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