Masculine
sottile
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) thin
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) slim, slender (of a person)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) fine (hair etc.)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) delicate (smell)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) subtle
Opposite of
spesso, grosso
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sot‧tì‧le
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sotˈti.le/
Etymology
From Latin subtīlem (“thin, slender”).
Related words
senza forze
finu
di poco spessore
fievole e acuta
sìccu
fìnu
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