undertone
Meaning of undertone
noun
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
- To accompany as an undertone.
- To say or speak in an undertone.
- To present as less important, noticeable or prominent.
Information about undertone
- The plural form of undertone is: undertones.
- Languages in which undertone is used:
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Hyphenation of undertone
un-der-tone
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- undertone is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
undertone synonyms
Meaning undercurrent:
Meaning tinge:
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undertone antonyms
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Translation of undertone
- Spanish: connotación
- German: Konnotation
- French: connotation
- Italian: connotazione
Anagrams of undertone
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