different between underground vs underwater

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)

1. (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

   Synonyms: subterranean, hypogean
2. (figuratively) Hidden, furtive, secretive.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hidden, Thesaurus:covert

3. (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)

1. Below the ground.

   Synonym: below ground

2. Secretly.

   Synonyms: clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet

Translations

Noun

underground (plural undergrounds)

1. (geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
2. (chiefly Britain) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.

3. (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

   Synonym: resistance

4. (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)

1. 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

1. underground (culture)

Declension

Compounds

• undergroundelokuva
• undergroundkirjallisuus
• undergroundkulttuuri
• undergroundsarjakuva

French

Etymology

From English underground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œ?.d??.??awnd/

Adjective

underground (invariable)

1. underground (outside the mainstream)

Noun

underground m (uncountable)

1. (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)

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

Spanish

Etymology

From English underground.

Noun

underground m (plural undergrounds)

1. underground (movement)

English

Etymology

under +? water

Adjective

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
2. (nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
3. (figuratively) Under water.
4. (finance) having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value

   We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

Synonyms

• (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
• (having negative equity): upside down

Related terms

• underground
• underseas

Translations

Adverb

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. going beneath the surface of the water

Translations

Noun

underwater (plural underwaters)

1. underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
2. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

Verb

underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)

1. (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently

   Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

Antonyms

• overwater

See also

• underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia