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undertoned

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undertoned¹

Where it comes from

From under- + toned.

adjective more undertoned · most undertoned

  1. Not sufficiently toned.

undertoned²

Where it comes from

From undertone + -ed.

adjective

  1. in compounds, not comparable Having an undertone of a specified kind. Makeup is most often a shopper’s port of entry into recreational buying, yet it is also where race immediately thwarts that lovely sense of possibility. I want foundation by the latest maker, but it’s all too ashen or ruddy for my brown, yellow-undertoned complexion.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of undertone

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undertoned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/undertoned

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"undertoned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/undertoned.

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@misc{undertoned_2026,
  title = {undertoned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undertoned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}