unsubtlety
- noun
- /ʌnˈsʌtlti/
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obviedad
- Her unsubtlety when discussing the issue annoyed some of the more diplomatic members of the team.
Examples
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The Mistress grimaced, as if by lapsing into the same unsubtleties that surrounded me I had somehow broken a rule, and flung out a dramatic hand to gesture to another corner of the room.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Regarding 19th century theology, for all its 'unsubtlety' and objective truthfulness, it could not stem the tide of secularism and modernism and the progressive loss of the sense of the transcendent dimension and of the value of authority."
Blog text (6) -
Isn't the problem therefore with the unsubtlety of the current laws on consent?
Blog text (18) -
However, regarding 19th-century theology, for all its "unsubtlety" and objective truthfulness, it could not stem the tide of secularism and modernism and the progressive loss of the sense of the transcendent dimension and of the value of authority.
Blog text (6) -
The unsubtlety of his comments made it clear what he really thought about the situation.
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The movie's unsubtlety in conveying its message made it difficult for some viewers to take it seriously.
Synonyms
1
5.0
Being direct and honest without hiding what you think
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8.3
Being very obvious in a way that annoys or offends people
A way of being open and easy to understand
Antonyms
How Subtle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unsubtlety is made from the parts un- ('not') and subtle ('hard to notice') with -ty to make a noun. So, unsubtlety is the 'not subtle' quality, meaning being obvious or direct.