Undercurrent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Undercurrent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Undercurrent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
undercurrent n a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning Synonym(s): undertone, undercurrent a current below the surface of a fluid Synonym(s): undertide, undercurrent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Undercurrent \Un"dercur`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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Undercurrent \Un"dercur`rent\, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] [bd]Undercurrent* woe.[b8] --Tennyson.