undertonen.

Brit.

/ˈʌndətəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌtoʊn/

Forms: Also under-tone, under tone.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c), 4b, 4b(b), 5(c).

1. A low or subdued tone:

a. of utterance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > undertone

undertone1762

undervoice1810

semitone1818

underbreath1844

1762 D. Garrick Let. 24 Jan. (1831) I. 135 It naturally gives him a slow tremulous under-tone of voice.

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London II. ii. 44 ‘'Tis very strange!’ said Edward in an under tone of voice.

1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 44 ‘Fool!’ said the sophist, in an under-tone, Gruff with contempt.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xv. 320 All this was uttered rapidly, and in a wheedling undertone.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 79 Hearing a low, monotonous..voice chanting a dirge in an undertone.

b. of sound. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [noun] > faint or weak sound

semi-souna1386

thread1593

understrain?1802

undernote1820

undertone1832

flick1844

undersound1847

undertune1866

whimper1895

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > note or tone > undertones, overtones, etc.

harmonic1772

undertone1832

subtone1838

by-tone1852

overtone1867

upper partial1873

overnote1917

1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xxvii, in Poems (new ed.) 129 From within me a clear undertone Thrilled thro' mine ears in that unblissful clime.

1850 E. K. Kane Jrnl. 1 July in U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1853) vii. 52 With it came a strange undertone accompaniment, a not discordant drone.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxiii If beyond the silence we listen for the faintest undertones, we detect a stifled, continuous hum of insects.

2. figurative.

a. An underlying tone (of feeling, etc.); a subordinate or unobtrusive element; an undercurrent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > hidden tendency or activity

under-water1618

undercurrent1792

undertow1817

underplay1845

underswell1849

nigger in the fence1850

nigger in the woodpile1852

underflow1854

—— in the woodpile1857

undernote1857

undertone1861

underdrift1891

under-belly1962

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism II. 211 The undertone of sentiment in the Elizabethan Church.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xxxvii. 180 Throughout all these high reasonings..there runs an undertone of controversy.

b. A subdued or underlying tone of colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > [noun] > underlying colour

undertint1885

under-colour1891

undertone1891

subtone1894

1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) There was a subtle undertone of yellow through the picture.

c. The general basis of Exchange or market dealings in any stock or commodity.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > traffic in stocks and shares

market1814

stock-market1852

undertone1897

1897 Daily News 2 Feb. 3/7 Stocks were irregular... The undertone was firm.

1902 Times 29 July 11/2 Maize has had a weak undertone during the entire session.

3. A tone (of health, etc.) below the normal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state

untemperateness1398

mistemperancec1485

mistemper1549

intemperature1559

mistemperateness1561

mistempering1561

dissension1582

indisposition1598

undisposedness1600

untune1603

disaffection1618

discomposure1646

distemper1648

misaffection1650

indisposedness1654

intemperies1676

intempery1676

intemperament1698

seediness1832

the uglies1846

upset1866

undertone1872

run-downness1890

woofits1918

underfunction1941

underfunctioning1941

1872 H. W. Beecher Yale Lect. Preaching viii. 220 I have sometimes had a whole month of undertone, because I let go and ran clear down.

Derivatives

ˈundertone v. (transitive) to accompany as an undertone.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > sing specific part

bearc1405

second1595

treble1606

organizea1699

undertone1873

1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again xi. 145 Low harmonics Undertone the music's roll.

ˈundertoned adj.¹ expressed in an undertone.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > spoken in an undertone

submiss1585

submissive1632

summiss1742

inward1774

sotto voce1809

undertoned1860

subvocalized1864

1860 G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxx, in Once a Week 21 July 91/1 His hasty under-toned questions.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. lvi. 137 She uttered this with the same undertoned decision.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undertone
释义	undertonen. Brit. /ˈʌndətəʊn/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌtoʊn/ Forms: Also under-tone, under tone. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c), 4b, 4b(b), 5(c). 1. A low or subdued tone: a. of utterance. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > undertone undertone1762 undervoice1810 semitone1818 underbreath1844 1762 D. Garrick Let. 24 Jan. (1831) I. 135 It naturally gives him a slow tremulous under-tone of voice. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London II. ii. 44 ‘'Tis very strange!’ said Edward in an under tone of voice. 1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 44 ‘Fool!’ said the sophist, in an under-tone, Gruff with contempt. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xv. 320 All this was uttered rapidly, and in a wheedling undertone. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 79 Hearing a low, monotonous..voice chanting a dirge in an undertone. b. of sound. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [noun] > faint or weak sound semi-souna1386 thread1593 understrain?1802 undernote1820 undertone1832 flick1844 undersound1847 undertune1866 whimper1895 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > note or tone > undertones, overtones, etc. harmonic1772 undertone1832 subtone1838 by-tone1852 overtone1867 upper partial1873 overnote1917 1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xxvii, in Poems (new ed.) 129 From within me a clear undertone Thrilled thro' mine ears in that unblissful clime. 1850 E. K. Kane Jrnl. 1 July in U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1853) vii. 52 With it came a strange undertone accompaniment, a not discordant drone. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxiii If beyond the silence we listen for the faintest undertones, we detect a stifled, continuous hum of insects. 2. figurative. a. An underlying tone (of feeling, etc.); a subordinate or unobtrusive element; an undercurrent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > hidden tendency or activity under-water1618 undercurrent1792 undertow1817 underplay1845 underswell1849 nigger in the fence1850 nigger in the woodpile1852 underflow1854 —— in the woodpile1857 undernote1857 undertone1861 underdrift1891 under-belly1962 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism II. 211 The undertone of sentiment in the Elizabethan Church. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xxxvii. 180 Throughout all these high reasonings..there runs an undertone of controversy. b. A subdued or underlying tone of colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [noun] > underlying colour undertint1885 under-colour1891 undertone1891 subtone1894 1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) There was a subtle undertone of yellow through the picture. c. The general basis of Exchange or market dealings in any stock or commodity. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > traffic in stocks and shares market1814 stock-market1852 undertone1897 1897 Daily News 2 Feb. 3/7 Stocks were irregular... The undertone was firm. 1902 Times 29 July 11/2 Maize has had a weak undertone during the entire session. 3. A tone (of health, etc.) below the normal. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state untemperateness1398 mistemperancec1485 mistemper1549 intemperature1559 mistemperateness1561 mistempering1561 dissension1582 indisposition1598 undisposedness1600 untune1603 disaffection1618 discomposure1646 distemper1648 misaffection1650 indisposedness1654 intemperies1676 intempery1676 intemperament1698 seediness1832 the uglies1846 upset1866 undertone1872 run-downness1890 woofits1918 underfunction1941 underfunctioning1941 1872 H. W. Beecher Yale Lect. Preaching viii. 220 I have sometimes had a whole month of undertone, because I let go and ran clear down. Derivatives ˈundertone v. (transitive) to accompany as an undertone. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > sing specific part bearc1405 second1595 treble1606 organizea1699 undertone1873 1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again xi. 145 Low harmonics Undertone the music's roll. ˈundertoned adj.¹ expressed in an undertone. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > spoken in an undertone submiss1585 submissive1632 summiss1742 inward1774 sotto voce1809 undertoned1860 subvocalized1864 1860 G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxx, in Once a Week 21 July 91/1 His hasty under-toned questions. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. lvi. 137 She uttered this with the same undertoned decision. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1762
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