Definitions for: Undercurrent


[n] subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
[n] a current below the surface of a fluid



Webster (1913) Definition: Un"der*cur`rent, n.
1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in
a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten.

2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or
the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly
shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong
undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.

All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her.
--G. Eliot.


Un"der*cur`rent, a.
Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] ``Undercurrent
woe.'' --Tennyson.

Synonyms: undertide, undertone

See Also: current, meaning, sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, stream, substance, tide, undertow

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