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

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne