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Undertone vs Subtext - What's the difference?

undertone | subtext |

As nouns the difference between undertone and subtext

is that undertone is an auditory tone of low pitch or volume while subtext is the implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

undertone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an auditory tone of low pitch or volume
  • an implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent
  • a pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour

    • subtext

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia subtext) (en noun)
  • The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

    • Derived terms

    * subtextual

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