Hypertext Webster Gateway: "undertone"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Undertone \Un"der*tone`\, n.
A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than
usual.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
undertone
n 1: a quiet or hushed tone of voice: "spoke in undertones"
2: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit
meaning [syn: {undercurrent}]
3: a pale or subdued color [syn: {tinge}]
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