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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a quiet or hushed tone of voice;
- Example: "spoke in undertones"

2. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning;
[syn: undertone, undercurrent]

3. a pale or subdued color;
[syn: undertone, tinge]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Undertone \Un"der*tone`\, n.
   A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than
   usual.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

undertone
    n 1: a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"
    2: a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit
       meaning [syn: undertone, undercurrent]
    3: a pale or subdued color [syn: undertone, tinge]