Undertone

What do we mean by undertone?

An underlying or implied tendency or meaning; an undercurrent. noun

A tone of low pitch or volume, especially of spoken sound. noun

A pale or subdued color. noun

A color applied under or seen through another color. noun

In musical acoustics: Same as combinational tone (which see, under tone), One of a series of tones reckoned downward from a given tone in exactly the same way that the series of overtones or harmonics is reckoned upward. The interval from the given tone to the first undertone is an octave; to the second, an octave and a fifth; noun

A low or subdued tone; a tone less forcible than is usual, as in speaking: as, to say something in an undertone. noun

A state or degree of tone, as of the physical or mental faculties, below their usual condition. The color of a pigment when seen in very thin layers on a white or light-colored surface. noun

A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual. noun

An auditory tone of low pitch or volume noun

An implied meaning; an undercurrent noun

A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour noun

A quiet or hushed tone of voice noun

A pale or subdued color noun

A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning noun

An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.

An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.

A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.

A low state of the physical faculties.

British Punk Rock band ,formed in the end of the seventies, they're most famous songs is "teenage kicks" and "jimmy jimmy".The Undertones first album is "the undertones" wrote in 1979 Urban Dictionary

Brought on by either visual or verbal stimulus a sexual undertone is a gesture that can be taken as casual but also sexual or can be something that you say that could be applicable to sex but isn't openly talked about as so. Urban Dictionary

When a rich person wants to degrade a poor person, but be passive aggressive at the same time. Urban Dictionary

Slang term for 'testicles' - the 'under' part of 'undertones' refers to the position of the testicles in relation to the rest of the male reproductive system, plural because there are two testes. Urban Dictionary

The male (or female, for that matter) testes. Urban Dictionary

Implied either visually or verbally the sexual undertone is an unspoken sexual tension brought on by the use of words that would cause arousal for both parties without completely obvious sexual connotation Urban Dictionary

The male testes Urban Dictionary

Male testes. Urban Dictionary

Slang for testicles Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to undertone:
undertone, undergone, underdone, undertake, undermine, undertow, underline, undertook, underdose, undertones, undertide, undersong, undertime, underfong, underyoke, anderton, undergore, undervote, undertint, undertows, undernote.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word undertone:
overtone, sadness, satire, rhine, pale, pink, skin, fundamental, lyrics, vocal, advertising, seventh, flowers, theme, describes, notably, voice, minor, pop, bands, dark, color, digital, notes.

Words that rhyme with undertone:
bone, zone, stone, tone, loan, prone, drone, phone, own, hone, condone, alone, milestone, fone, cone, cornerstone, postpone, hormone, homophone, known, touchstone, atone, moan, capstone, cyclone, roan, anemone, groan, throne, backbone, telephone, lone, shone, crone, chaperone, bemoan, clone, ozone, keystone, unknown, scone, mon, microphone, blown, intone, disown, flown, monotone, cologne, limestone, shown, acetone, xylophone, silicone, overtone, testosterone, joan, moonstone, baritone, grown, saxophone, sharon, homegrown, allophone, gemstone, rhinestone, rhone, tombstone, sown, let alone, cicerone, thrown, sloan, leone, brownstone, capone, whetstone, francophone, argonne, lodestone, earphone, megaphone, t-bone, collarbone, sewn, well known, gladstone, overthrown, pheromone, millstone, simone, headstone, mone, overblown, jawbone, trombone, cobblestone, rone, headphone, cortisone.

Adjectives that are often used to describe undertone:
deep, low, same, strong, confidential, serious, soft, constant, ironic, quiet, sexual, rapid, faint, emotional, hoarse, religious, slight, fierce, subtle, tragic, solemn, sinister, sad, quick, moral, bitter, dark, monotonous, ominous, blue, audible, cautious, steady, angry, sweet, erotic, husky, savage, yellow, urgent, melancholy, strange, mysterious, distinct, sharp, furious, curious, subdued, hurried, warm, clear, pleasant, profound, harsh, plaintive, unmistakable, sarcastic, anxious, discreet, guarded, passionate, awed, rich, persistent, usual, earnest, cool, gentle, musical, negative, menacing, excited, dull, breathless, ironical, critical, green, tremulous, continuous, racial, mournful, deeper, bluish, gruff, grim, hushed, nervous, somber, comic, thick, violent, brown.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective undertone:
color.

Consonant match to undertone:
anderton, handout in, indict in.

Words that sound like undertone:
undertone, undertow, undertones, underdone, underdown, undertime, anderton, entertain, intertan, undrawn, undertows, understain, uncertain, undermine, underline, undergone, underpin, end run, underdo, underman, indrawn, untighten, thunderstone, undern, underrun, underdose, underlain, undersign, underwing, endrin, andrian, andren, andron, underhand, understand, undone, intertwine, entertained, underdog, entertainer, undergo, unwritten, underway, undertake, intone, entertains, underwent, undertaken, underling, undertook, undine, end rhyme, uneaten, andreea, andree, untrodden, intron, under way, entrain, indicting, unturn, incertain, adriene, adren, inditing, undergrown, untorn, untune, winterton, enderson, undoubting, end time, end zone, emerton, underwritten, chadderton, interzone, uncurtain, under oath, undriven, unten, enderlin, undertide, undraw, unthrone, undrained, and one, end item, enteron, undersong, anderson, andersen, andro, eiderdown, andersson, earned run, alderton, antron, eider down, another time.