overtone

[oh-ver-tohn] / ˈoʊ vərˌtoʊn /

NOUN

implication, hint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connotation flavor meaning nuance tone undercurrent undertone

STRONG

association inference innuendo intimation sense suggestion

Example Sentences

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I'm glad success has crowned thy task to-day, But do not overtoil thy brain.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

He gave no heed to Dan, who grew more savage as the slow hours of overtoil dragged by.

From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

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