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Underneath vs Fundamental - What's the difference?

underneath | fundamental |

As adjectives the difference between underneath and fundamental

is that underneath is under, lower while fundamental is pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation hence: essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.

As nouns the difference between underneath and fundamental

is that underneath is the part under or lower while fundamental is a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra.

As an adverb underneath

is below; in a place beneath.

As a preposition underneath

is under, below, beneath.

underneath

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Below; in a place beneath.
  • (rfexample)
  • On the underside or lower face of.
  • (rfexample)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Under, below, beneath.
  • Underneath the water, all was calm.
    We flew underneath the bridge.
    We looked underneath the table.
  • Under the control or power of.
  • There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Under, lower.
  • You can have the underneath bunk.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The part under or lower.
  • The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
  • A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
  • * 2009 , Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
  • The underneath is music from the latest album by [...].

    fundamental

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […]  But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.}}

    Derived terms

    * fundamentalism * fundamentalist * fundamentality * fundamentally * fundamentalness * fundamental analysis

    Synonyms

    * * See also