undertone
11undertone — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)toʊn[/t]] undertones 1) N COUNT: in N If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly. What d you think? she asked in an undertone... Well dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate. 2) N COUNT: with… …
12undertone — /un deuhr tohn /, n. 1. a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones. 2. an unobtrusive or background sound: an undertone of static from the receiver. 3. an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: There was an undertone of regret in his… …
13undertone — un|der|tone [ ʌndər,toun ] noun count something that suggests a particular idea or feeling without directly saying or showing it: a humorous article with an undertone of anger in an undertone using a quiet voice …
14undertone — overtone, undertone Both words denote an extra layer of meaning or significance seen in a word or statement. An overtone, which is also commonly used in the plural overtones, suggests subtle additional meaning (and corresponds roughly to the… …
15undertone — noun 1 a feeling or quality that is not directly expressed but can still be recognized (+ of): There was an undertone of sadness in her letter. 2 (C) a quiet voice or sound see also: overtone …
16undertone — noun 1) he said something in an undertone Syn: low voice, murmur, whisper, mutter 2) the story s dark undertones Syn: undercurrent, overtone, suggestion, nuance, vein, atmosphere, aura …
17undertone — un•der•tone [[t]ˈʌn dərˌtoʊn[/t]] n. 1) a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones[/ex] 2) an unobtrusive or background sound 3) an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: an undertone of regret in his voice[/ex] 4) a subdued color; a… …
18undertone — potonis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. undertone vok. Unterton, m rus. унтертон, m pranc. sous harmonique, f; sous ton, m …
19Undertone series — The undertone series is a series of notes that results from inverting the intervals of the overtone series. While the overtone series occurs naturally as a result of wave propagation and sound acoustics, musicologists such as Paul Hindemith… …
20undertone — noun Date: 1806 1. 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 …
