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- Dictionaryundertone/ˈʌndətəʊn/
noun
- 1. a subdued or muted tone of sound or colour: "they were talking in undertones" Similar Opposite
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UNDERTONE definition: 1. a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNDERTONE is a low or subdued utterance or accompanying sound. How to use undertone in a sentence.
noun. a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones. an unobtrusive or background sound: an undertone of static from the receiver. an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: There was an undertone of regret in his refusal. a subdued color; a color modified by an underlying color. undertone.
UNDERTONE meaning: 1. a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a…. Learn more.
An undertone is a muted color or sound, like the blue undertones in your new gray wallpaper or the undertones of murmured conversations in a busy restaurant. When someone speaks in an undertone, it means that they whisper or talk very softly.
If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger. ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.
undertone (of something) a feeling, quality or meaning that is not expressed directly but can still be understood from what somebody says or does synonym undercurrent. His soft words contained an undertone of warning. The play does not have the political undertones of the novel. compare overtone.
