1. A quiet or hushed tone of voice
   "spoke in undertones" 
2. A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
   - undercurrent 
3. A pale or subdued colour
   - tinge

Derived forms: undertones

Type of: meaning, shade, substance, tincture, tint, tone, tone of voice

Encyclopedia: Undertone

• family Pandionidae
• family Panorpidae
• family Papaveraceae
• family Papilionacea
• family Paradisaeidae
• family Paridae
• family Parkeriaceae
• family Parmeliaceae
• family Parulidae
• family Passeridae
• family Passifloraceae
• family Patellidae
• family Pectinidae
• family Pedaliaceae
• family Pediculidae
• family Pelecanidae
• family Pelecanoididae
• family Pelobatidae
• family Pempheridae
• family Peneidae
• family Pennatulidae
• family Peramelidae
• family Percidae
• family Percophidae
• family Peridiniidae