English noun: undercurrent | |||
1. | undercurrent (cognition) a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning | ||
Synonyms | undertone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
2. | undercurrent (event) a current below the surface of a fluid | ||
Synonyms | undertide | ||
Broader (hypernym) | current, stream | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertow | ||
Part meronym | tide | ||