Hypertext Webster Gateway: "undercurrent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a.
Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] ``Undercurrent
woe.'' --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, n.
1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in
a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten.
2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or
the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly
shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong
undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.
All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her.
--G. Eliot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
undercurrent
n 1: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit
meaning [syn: {undertone}]
2: a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: {undertide}]
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