UNDERTONE


Meaning of UNDERTONE in English

/ ˈʌndətəʊn; NAmE ˈʌndərtoʊn/ noun

undertone (of sth) a feeling, quality or meaning that is not expressed directly but is still noticeable from what sb says or does

SYN undercurrent :

His soft words contained an undertone of warning.

The play does not have the political undertones of the novel.

—compare overtone

IDIOMS

- in an undertone | in undertones

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.