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- Dictionaryun·der·tone/ˈəndərˌtōn/
noun
- 1. a subdued or muted tone of sound or color: "they were talking in undertones" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of UNDERTONE is a low or subdued utterance or accompanying sound. How to use undertone in a sentence.
UNDERTONE definition: 1. a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a…. Learn more.
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 undertone is a muted color or sound, like the blue undertones in your new gray wallpaper or the undertones of murmured conversations in a busy restaurant. When someone speaks in an undertone, it means that they whisper or talk very softly.
UNDERTONE meaning: 1. a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a…. Learn more.
If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
n. 1. a low or subdued tone: to speak in undertones. 2. an unobtrusive or background sound. 3. an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: an undertone of regret in his voice. 4. a subdued color; a color modified by an underlying color.
Definition of undertone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
UNDERTONE definition: a feeling or quality that exists but is not obvious: . Learn more.
1. If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly. [...] 2. If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
