undertone
IPA: ˈʌndɝtoʊn
noun
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
verb
- To accompany as an undertone.
- To say or speak in an undertone.
- To present as less important, noticeable or prominent.
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Examples of "undertone" in Sentences
- The undertone series contains the F minor triad.
- Homosexuality is a strong undertone of the novel.
- The second and fourth stories have comic undertones.
- The millenarian undertones may be diagnostic of this.
- What is the difference between undertone and overtone
- I apologize for the polemical undertone of my comment.
- The pelt of the Belgian rabbit has a darker undertone.
- What is the religous undertone meaning of the whole series
- The nature of the book is narrative and has a moralistic undertone.
- In the film however, it is also a clue to the story's occult undertones.
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