Undertone - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈʌndərtəʊn|
Brit.
|ˈʌndətəʊn|
noun
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- a pale or subdued color (syn: tinge)
spoke in undertones
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning (syn: undercurrent)- a pale or subdued color (syn: tinge)
Extra examples
She commented in an undertone that the music was really not very good.
The play is a comedy with dark undertones.
The fabric is a rich brown color with undertones of red.
There was an undertone of sadness in her letter.
Opponents claim the policy has racist undertones.
'Don't be too upset if he doesn't come,' said Drew in an undertone.
Word forms
noun
singular: undertone
plural: undertones
singular: undertone
plural: undertones
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