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

• undercurrent

  1. A current, as of air or water, below another current or beneath a surface.
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.

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  1. A current, as of air or water, below another current or beneath a surface.
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.

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• suspicion

  1. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence:
  2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing:
  3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust:

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  1. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence:
  2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing:
  3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust:

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• inkling

  1. A slight hint or indication.
  2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.

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  1. A slight hint or indication.
  2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.

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• implication

  1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
  3. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

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  1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
  3. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

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• hint

  1. A slight indication or intimation:
  2. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip:
  3. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue:

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  1. A slight indication or intimation:
  2. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip:
  3. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue:

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A low tone

• hum

  1. To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.
  2. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
  3. To give forth a low continuous drone blended of many sounds:

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  1. To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.
  2. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
  3. To give forth a low continuous drone blended of many sounds:

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• murmur

  1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
  2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
  3. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

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  1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
  2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
  3. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

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• buzz

  1. To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.
  2. To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.
  3. To be abuzz; hum:

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  1. To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.
  2. To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.
  3. To be abuzz; hum:

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An underlying quality

• connotation

  1. The act or process of connoting.
  2. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
  3. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

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  1. The act or process of connoting.
  2. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
  3. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

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• suggestion

  1. The act of suggesting:
  2. Something suggested:
  3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.

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  1. The act of suggesting:
  2. Something suggested:
  3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.

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• undercurrent

  1. A current, as of air or water, below another current or beneath a surface.
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.

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  1. A current, as of air or water, below another current or beneath a surface.
  2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident.

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