ALL meanings of undertone
un·der·tone
U u - noun undertone low voice 1
- noun undertone underlying meaning 1
- noun undertone a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones. 1
- noun undertone an unobtrusive or background sound: an undertone of static from the receiver. 1
- noun undertone an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: There was an undertone of regret in his refusal. 1
- noun undertone a subdued color; a color modified by an underlying color. 1
- countable noun undertone If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly. 0
- countable noun undertone If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly. 0
- noun undertone a quiet or hushed tone of voice 0
- noun undertone an underlying tone or suggestion in words or actions 0
- noun undertone a pale or subdued colour 0
- noun undertone a low tone of sound or voice 0
- noun undertone a faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes 0
- noun undertone any underlying quality, factor, element, etc. 0
- noun undertone an auditory tone of low pitch or volume. 0
- noun undertone 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. 0
- noun undertone a pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour. 0
- verb undertone to present as less important, noticeable or prominent. 0