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noun
- 1. another term for undercurrent
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Subcurrent definition: a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested. See examples of SUBCURRENT used in a sentence.
SUBCURRENT definition: a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention , action, etc.,... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
noun. sub· current. "+. : an obscure or secondary current (as of thought) Word History. Etymology. sub- + current. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
Noun [ edit] subcurrent (plural subcurrents) A secondary or subsidiary current . See also [ edit] subtext. undercurrent. Categories: English terms prefixed with sub- English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English terms with quotations.
sub•cur•rent (sub′ kûr′ənt, -kur′-), n. a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested: His words, though ostensibly friendly, betrayed a subcurrent of hostility. sub - + current 1900–05.
SUBCURRENT definition: a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention , action, etc.,... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
The earliest known use of the noun subcurrent is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for subcurrent is from 1822, in the writing of J. Hook. subcurrent is formed within English, by derivation.
Subcurrent and undercurrent are synonyms that describe hidden or underlying currents of thought, emotion, or opinion. However, undercurrent is often associated with a stronger and more dangerous current, while subcurrent is more neutral.
Nov 7, 2015 · Noun. subcurrent ( pl. subcurrents) A secondary or subsidiary current. Nov. 7, 2015, And the 2016 Nominees May Be . . ., New York Times: " This is an unusual election with very strong anti-establishment subcurrents, making predictions problematic.
a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested: His words, though ostensibly friendly, betrayed a subcurrent of hostility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
