| Main Entry: | overtone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | implication, hint |
Synonyms: |
association, connotation, flavor, inference, innuendo, intimation, meaning, nuance, sense, suggestion, tone, undercurrent, undertone |
| Main Entry: | connotation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | implication |
Synonyms: |
association, coloring, essence, hint, meaning, nuance, overtone, significance, suggestion, undertone |
| Notes: | a word's denotation is its reference to the things it designates, its direct, explicit meaning; a word's connotation is things or attributes that the word brings to mind, any idea or notion suggested or associated with the word |
Antonyms: |
denotation |
| Main Entry: | harmony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | musical accordance |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, attunement, blend, blending, chime, chord, chorus, composition, concentus, concert, concinnity, concurrence, consonance, diapason, euphony, harmonics, mellifluousness, melodiousness, melody, organum, overtone, piece, polyphony, richness, symphony, triad, tune, tunefulness, unison, unity |
Antonyms: |
cacophony, discord, jangling |
| Main Entry: | implication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association, suggestion |
Synonyms: |
assumption, conclusion, connection, connotation, entanglement, guess, hint, hypothesis, incrimination, indication, inference, innuendo, intimation, involvement, link, meaning, overtone, presumption, ramification, reference, significance, signification, undertone, union |
| Main Entry: | innuendo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion |
Synonyms: |
allusion, aside, aspersion, hint, implication, imputation, insinuation, intimation, overtone, reference, whisper |
Antonyms: |
evidence, proof |
| Main Entry: | suggestion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hint, implication |
Synonyms: |
allusion, association, autosuggestion, breath, clue, connotation, cue, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, notion, overtone, reminder, self-suggestion, shade, signification, smack, soupçon, strain, suspicion, symbol, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, telltale, thought, tinge, trace, undertone, vein, whisper, wind |
| Main Entry: | undercurrent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drift, pull |
Synonyms: |
atmosphere, aura, crosscurrent, direction, eddy, feeling, flavor, hint, inclination, indication, insinuation, intimation, murmur, overtone, propensity, riptide, sense, suggestion, tendency, tenor, tinge, trace, trend, underflow, undertone, undertow, vibes, vibrations |
| Main Entry: | undertone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion, whisper |
Synonyms: |
association, atmosphere, buzz, connotation, feeling, flavor, hint, hum, implication, low tone, mumble, murmur, mutter, overtone, rumor, tinge, touch, trace, undercurrent |
| Main Entry: | timbre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tone |
Synonyms: |
accent, beat, inflection, intonation, overtone, resonance, tonality |
Antonyms: |
pitch, volume |