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Undertone vs Undersong - What's the difference?

undertone | undersong |

As nouns the difference between undertone and undersong

is that undertone is an auditory tone of low pitch or volume while undersong is the burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.

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

    • undersong

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.
    • Dryden.
  • Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone.
    • an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mindcan comprehend. — Landor.
    (Webster 1913)