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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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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.
UNDERTONE definition: 1. a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a…. Learn more.
: a low or subdued utterance or accompanying sound. 2. : a quality (as of emotion) underlying the surface of an utterance or action. 3. : a subdued color. specifically : a color seen through and modifying another color. Examples of undertone in a Sentence. She commented in an undertone that the music was really not very good.
Undertone definition: a low or subdued tone. See examples of UNDERTONE used in a sentence.
a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a situation has: I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones. undertone of It was a comedy act with an undertone of cruelty. [ C ] a color, smell, flavor, etc. that is part of something but not the most obvious part:
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.
UNDERTONE meaning: 1 : a low or quiet voice; 2 : a quality, meaning, etc., that is present but not clear or obvious often + of.
Undertone definition: An underlying or implied tendency or meaning; an undercurrent.
undertone. noun. /ˈʌndərˌtoʊn/. undertone (of something) a feeling, quality, or meaning that is not expressed directly but is still noticeable from what someone says or does synonym undercurrent His soft words contained an undertone of warning.
