Associations to the word «Undercurrent»

Wiktionary

UNDERCURRENT, noun. A current which flows under the surface
UNDERCURRENT, noun. (figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.

Dictionary definition

UNDERCURRENT, noun. A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning.
UNDERCURRENT, noun. A current below the surface of a fluid.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope