sotilnes
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sotilnesse, sotelnesse, sotelnes, sotelness, subtilnesse, subtilenesse, subtilnez, sutilnes
Etymology
From sotil + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔˈtilnɛs/, /ˈsɔtəlnɛs/, /ˈsutəlnɛs/
Noun
sotilnes (uncountable)
- The state of being light, airy, and/or fluidic.
- Trickery, insidiousness; the concealment of one's true behaviour or goals.
- (rare) Mental power or ability; smartness or cleverness.
- (rare) Capability; ability in a specified domain.
Descendants
- English: subtleness
References
- “sotilnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-17.