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
The man in good clothes dropped his voice to an impressive undernote.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
The silky smoothness of the magnate’s tones had deepened in spite of himself, with a steely undernote.
From The Crevice by Will Grefé
The Rector courteously saluted him; but the guest feared there was an undernote of irony in the bow.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by Compton MacKenzie
