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Meanings of undertone in anglès

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A pale or subdued color.

        matís

        The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

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              Examples for "implication"
              Examples for "implication"
              1
              The obvious implication was that the free market had created the opposite.
              The Guardian
              2
              However, I wish to point out an implication of Commander Neeson's suggestion.
              Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
              3
              The implication was clear: the more parents look, the more they know.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The implication of these results and directions for future research are discussed.
              Pubmed
              5
              Ditto: the implication made when they say his second name is Hussein.
              The Guardian
              1
              But outside the house, the Bauer name had quite a different connotation.
              The arms maker of berlin
              2
              Your word has a connotation that does not apply to our concept.
              First contact: or, it's later than you think
              3
              Dane took up the master course book, read the connotation and blinked.
              Plague Ship
              4
              A certain elasticity of application too leaves room for the more connotation.
              The Mountains
              5
              So we have nut trees that give us this connotation of domesticity.
              Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...

              A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning.

                    Colour of a paint spread very thinly over a white surface.

                          Usage of undertone in anglès
                          1
                          Then one of the sailors in the boat spoke in an undertone.
                          The Submarine Boys and the Middies / Or, the Prize Detail at Ann...
                          2
                          The man dressed in scarlet turned round and said in an undertone:
                          The Severed Hand / From "German Tales" Published by the American...
                          3
                          The latter part of the sentence was muttered in an unheeded undertone.
                          Princess
                          4
                          Regarding him with a grave eye, his friend replied in an undertone:
                          Veranilda
                          5
                          The scout indicated the course, and then added, in an excited undertone:
                          The Cave in the Mountain / A Sequel to In the Pecos Country
                          6
                          He simply looked at the sea dully and swore in an undertone.
                          Men, Women, and Boats
                          7
                          Mr. Dimm called the head-waiter and spoke to him in an undertone.
                          Gordon Keith
                          8
                          And yet, for the first time, she felt an undertone of disgust.
                          Mildred Pierce
                          9
                          The woman glanced about and said in an undertone, He's all right.
                          Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
                          10
                          She did not go to the trouble of speaking in an undertone.
                          From the Housetops
                          11
                          What are you going to do?' she insisted in a worried undertone.
                          Shadows in Bronze
                          12
                          As he was passing out the rustler remarked, in a quick undertone:
                          Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
                          13
                          Shorty touched Kit significantly with his elbow and said in an undertone:
                          Smoke Bellew
                          14
                          Rachael repeated in a voiceless undertone as she rapidly paced the room.
                          The Heart of Rachael
                          15
                          An understanding ear would have caught the sneering undertone in these words.
                          Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
                          16
                          The men said a few words in an undertone to each other.
                          Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
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                          Translations for undertone
                          portuguès
                          matiz
                          català
                          matístint
                          espanyol
                          matiz
                          Undertone through the time
                          Undertone across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common