UNDERTONE


Meaning of UNDERTONE in English

n. 25B6; noun

he said something in an undertone : LOW VOICE, murmur, whisper, mutter.

the story's dark undertones : UNDERCURRENT, overtone, suggestion, nuance, vein, atmosphere, aura, tenor, flavour; vibrations.

Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус.