Defenition of the word undertone

• Defenition of the word undertone

  • The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.
  • a quiet or hushed tone of voice: "spoke in undertones"
  • a pale or subdued color
  • subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
  • a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"
  • a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
  • a quiet or hushed tone of voice

Synonyms for the word undertone

• • air
  • connotation
  • feeling
  • hint
  • nuance
  • suggestion
  • tinge
  • trace
  • undercurrent

Similar words in the undertone

• • undertone
  • undertone's
  • undertones

Hypernyms for the word undertone

• • meaning
  • sense
  • shade
  • substance
  • tincture
  • tint
  • tone
  • tone of voice

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