overtone

o·ver·tone  (vr-tn)

n.

1. An ulterior, usually implicit meaning or quality; an implication or a hint. Often used in the plural: an overtone of anger barely masked; praise with overtones of envy.

2. See harmonic.

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overtone [ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn]

n

1. (often plural) additional meaning or nuance overtones of despair

2. (Music / Classical Music) Music Acoustics any of the tones, with the exception of the fundamental, that constitute a musical sound and contribute to its quality, each having a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency See also harmonic [7] partial [6]

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overtone  (vr-tn)

See under harmonic.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	2.	overtone - a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency partial tone, partial harmonic - a tone that is a component of a complex sound

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overtone

noun (often plural) connotation, association, suggestion, sense, hint, flavour, implication, significance, nuance, colouring, innuendo, undercurrent, intimation a powerful story, with religious overtones

Translations

overtone [ˈəʊvətəʊn] N

1. (= hint, element) a speech with a hostile overtone → un discurso con cierto tono hostil
the strike has political overtones → la huelga tiene un trasfondo político
a play with religious overtones → una obra con connotaciones religiosas
a wine with citrus overtones → un vino con un cierto sabor cítrico

2. (= connotation) [of word, phrase] → connotación f

3. (= insinuation) → insinuación f
his behaviour was full of sexual overtones → no paraba de insinuarse

4. (Mus) → armónico m

overtone

n

(Mus) → Oberton m

(fig) → Unterton m; political overtones → politische Untertöne pl; what are the precise overtones of this word? → was klingt bei diesem Wort alles mit?

overtone [ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn] n

a. often pl (fig) → sfumatura

b. (Mus) overtones npl → armoniche fpl superiori, ipertoni mpl

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overtone [ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn] n

a. often pl (fig) → sfumatura

b. (Mus) overtones npl → armoniche fpl superiori, ipertoni mpl