A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person

• hint

  1. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  2. A clue.
  3. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion

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  1. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  2. A clue.
  3. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion

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• implication

  1. Something implied, from which an inference may be drawn
  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
  3. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

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  1. Something implied, from which an inference may be drawn
  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
  3. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

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• suspicion

  1. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace:
  2. The act or an instance of suspecting guilt, a wrong, harmfulness, etc. with little or no supporting evidence
  3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust:

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  1. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace:
  2. The act or an instance of suspecting guilt, a wrong, harmfulness, etc. with little or no supporting evidence
  3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust:

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• undercurrent

  1. An underlying tendency, opinion, etc., usually one that is kept hidden and not expressed openly
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.
  3. (Figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.

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  1. An underlying tendency, opinion, etc., usually one that is kept hidden and not expressed openly
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.
  3. (Figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.

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• undertone

  1. A color applied under or seen through another color.
  2. A faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
  3. 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

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  1. A color applied under or seen through another color.
  2. A faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
  3. 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

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