Unterton — meaning in English
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English meaning
- undertone noun A sound that is quiet or low in pitch.
Senses
Unterton is used for these senses in English:
- subharmonic Such a frequency
- undercurrent (figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
- undertone An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
undertone — full definition
- noun A sound that is quiet or low in pitch.
- noun A hidden feeling or meaning that comes through faintly alongside the main message of something like a book, film or speech.
- noun A faint color that shows through beneath another color.
- noun A weakened state of the body's strength or senses.
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