
Overtone
Emotional Layer
Overtone adds a layer of emotion or attitude to a statement, not just fact.
His compliment had an overtone of sarcasm.
Subtle Implication
An overtone is often not direct but suggests something indirectly.
She noticed a threatening overtone in their warning.
Context Sensitivity
Understand the context to accurately identify the overtone.
Despite the apology, there was an overtone of blame.
Compare with
ConnotationHarmonicHintImplicationInnuendoResonanceSubtextUndertone
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