sotil
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sotil, soutil, subtil, from Latin subtīlis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔˈtil/, /ˈsɔtəl/, /ˈsɔːtəl/, /suˈtil/, /ˈsutəl/, /ˈsuptil/
Adjective
sotil (comparative sotiler, superlative sotilest)
- Using brainpower; smart or wise:
- Discerning, perceptive, effective, intelligent.
- Wily, tricky, creative; using sleight-of-hand successfully.
- Deceptive, misleading; causing insidiousness or treachery.
- Low in a measurement; small or mean:
- Light; of low density or chopped into small bits.
- Little, diminutive; having a low size.
- Low in width or breadth; slender or skinny.
- Lacking coarseness; made with refinement.
- (foods) Bland; having little taste or flavour.
- (rare) Quiet, hard to hear or detect.
- Displaying refinement; well-mannered, exquisite, or cultured.
- Made well or enjoyably; artisanal or delightful.
- Having a high viscosity; fluidic or runny.
- Airy, gaseous; lacking impurities or defects.
- (rare) Challenging, unexplainable; causing difficulty.
- (rare) Convoluted; not simple or basic.
Related terms
References
- “sotil, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.
Noun
sotil (uncountable)
- A substance or part of one that is light and not dense.
- (rare) Sophistication; the state of being complicated.
References
- “sotil, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.
Spanish
Further reading
- “sotil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.