undertone

n.

1. An underlying or implied tendency or meaning; an undercurrent.
2. A tone of low pitch or volume, especially of spoken sound.
3. 1. A pale or subdued color.
   2. A color applied under or seen through another color.

1. Subdued voice or whisper.

2. Subtle suggestion or indication.

noun

A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person: hint, implication, inkling, suspicion, undercurrent. See show/hide, suggest.

1. A color modified by an underlying color, as in the effect of glazing over a thin film of paint.
2. A secondary color of a pigment which appears when it is diluted with a large amount of white.

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IN BRIEF: A low or quiet sound. Also: A color seen through and changing another color.

There was an undertone of blue in the rose colored wall.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - undertone, dæmpet stemme

Nederlands (Dutch)
met gedempte stem, ondertoon, zweem

Français (French)
n. - voix basse, relent, résonance, connotation, nuance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterton, gedämpfter Ton

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαμηλός τόνος, υπόστρωμα, απόχρωση, διάχυτη ή υποβόσκουσα αίσθηση

Italiano (Italian)
sfumatura, bisbiglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - som fraco (m), murmúrio (m), meio tom (m)

Русский (Russian)
полутон (цвета или голоса), скрытый смысл, подтекст

Español (Spanish)
n. - voz baja, murmullo, color apagado o de fondo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - med dämpad röst, lågmält

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低音, 语调, 小声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低音, 語調, 小聲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저음, 잠재적 요소, 옅은 빛깔

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 低音, 小声, 基礎音下の倍音, 潜在的性質, 市場の基調

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صوت خفيض, رنه خفيفه, لون خافت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נימה מאופקת, טון נמוך, צליל מוסתר, גוון קל, תכונה בסיסית‬

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