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Overtone vs Innuendo - What's the difference?

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Overtone is a related term of innuendo.


As nouns the difference between overtone and innuendo

is that overtone is (physics|music) a tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic while innuendo is a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing an implication or insinuation.

overtone

English

(wikipedia overtone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic
  • An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. See undertone.
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    Related terms

    * overtoning

    innuendo

    English

    (wikipedia innuendo)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) inuendo

    Noun

  • A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation.
    • She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
  • (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.