@ Asker 20:08 Mar 27, 2018
I think there is a nuance of meaning to 'discreetly' that is not there in 'subtly' — though let it be noted that others clearly don't share my view! I believe 'subtly' simply means 'almost imperceptibly', 'unostentatiously', etc., as the answerers below have said; but with no deliberate intention to actual conceal it. I think 'discreetly', on the other hand, tends to imply at least a degree of deliberate desire to conceal. I think the idea here is very much that she shouldn't feel she has to hide it, but can do it in a way that doesn't draw attention to herself, as Robert has said. |