note
noun
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
undernote
-
a word derived from
note.
Example Sentences
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All the popular grandfatherly scents—drugstore classics, Brut and Old Spice and English Leather and the like—boast an herbal undernote of sage wisdom.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2013
Despite the archness of his tone—which normally would have irritated me—there was a melancholy undernote in his voice.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Her voice was velvety, but Bellton caught its undernote of ridicule.
From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck
Yet there was an undernote, like the boom of the far-away storm in the voice of a calm sea.
From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
An undernote in the officer's voice had a queer ring.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sydney Bowen
