Associations to the word «Overtone»

Wiktionary

OVERTONE, noun. (physics) (music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic
OVERTONE, noun. An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. See undertone.

Dictionary definition

OVERTONE, noun. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair".
OVERTONE, noun. A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis