different between underground vs hypogeous
underground
English
Etymology
From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under +? ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd????a?nd/, (especially for the noun) /??nd???a?nd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd????a?nd/, (especially for the noun) /??nd???a?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
- Hyphenation: un?der?ground
Adjective
underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)
- (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
- Synonyms: subterranean, hypogean
- (figuratively) Hidden, furtive, secretive.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hidden, Thesaurus:covert
- (Of music, art &c.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.
- Synonyms: unconventional, alternative
- Antonym: mainstream
Translations
Adverb
underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)
- Below the ground.
- Synonym: below ground
- Secretly.
- Synonyms: clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet
Translations
Noun
underground (plural undergrounds)
- (geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
- (chiefly Britain) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
- Synonym: resistance
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
- Synonyms: avant-garde, counterculture
Translations
Verb
underground (third-person singular simple present undergrounds, present participle undergrounding, simple past and past participle undergrounded)
- To route electricity distribution cables underground
Translations
See also
- underground railway
- go underground
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English underground.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nder.?r?und/, [??nde?r??r?und]
Noun
underground
- underground (culture)
Declension
Compounds
- undergroundelokuva
- undergroundkirjallisuus
- undergroundkulttuuri
- undergroundsarjakuva
French
Etymology
From English underground.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œ?.d??.??awnd/
Adjective
underground (invariable)
- underground (outside the mainstream)
Noun
underground m (uncountable)
- (singular only) the underground (people who resist artistic convention)
Further reading
- “underground” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English underground.
Noun
l'underground m (invariable)
- the underground (people who resist artistic convention)
Spanish
Etymology
From English underground.
Noun
underground m (plural undergrounds)
- underground (movement)
underground From the web:
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- what underground rapper died
- what underground line is paddington on
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- what underground line is euston on
- what underground line is london bridge on
hypogeous
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
hypogeous (comparative more hypogeous, superlative most hypogeous)
- (biology) Living or maturing underground; subterranean
Synonyms
- hypogean, hypogeal
Coordinate terms
- epigeous
Translations
hypogeous From the web:
- what hypogeous means
- what does homogeneous mean
- what is the hypogeous germination
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