UNDERTONE


Meaning of UNDERTONE in English

(~s)

1.

If you say something in an ~, you say it very quietly.

‘What d’you think?’ she asked in an ~...

Well-dressed clients were talking in polite ~s as they ate.

N-COUNT: in N

2.

If something has ~s of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.

...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious ~s.

N-COUNT: with supp

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