Found 2 items, similar to undercurrent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: undercurrent undercurrent n 1: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning [syn: undertone] 2: a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: undertide]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Undercurrent Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, n. 1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] “Undercurrent woe.” --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]