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undertone
[ uhn-der-tohn ]
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
/ ˈʌndəˌtəʊn /
noun
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- an underlying tone or suggestion in words or actions
his offer has undertones of dishonesty
- a pale or subdued colour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of undertone1
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Example Sentences
Nancy Drew gave way to Hitchcockian psychological thriller with undertones of Crime and Punishment.
He deftly swerved around his opposition and its racial undertones to guide a country through some gnarly moments of racial reckoning.
Since then I have been able to think with out the dark undertone in mind of nothing matters.
It’s an argument with classist and racial undertones, and also lacks supporting evidence.
Like Buckhead, many of the movements have racial undertones.
Smith speaks with perfect articulation and a vacuous undertone laces her words.
David E. Kelley's The Crazy Ones got some huge support from Tassler "It has a great emotional undertone to the piece," she said.
I heard then a sigh next to me that had an undertone not unlike a snarl.
The undertone riffs off the “un-American” implications of the 2008 campaign directed at then-Sen.
“Reduced counsels,” interposed Mr. Weller senior, in an undertone.
Gradually and stealthily the king of the forest drew near, muttering to himself, as it were, in an undertone.
He glanced at the watch upon his wrist, adjusted his monocle, and said something in an undertone to the captain.
The pair, seated away in a corner, had been chatting in an undertone when they were compelled to rise.
Dunwoodie spoke a few words with Henry in an undertone, and hastened from the apartment, followed by Frances.
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