different between underneath vs soffit

English

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nd??ni?/
• Rhymes: -i??
• (US) IPA^(key): /?nd??ni?/, /?nd??nið/
• Rhymes: -i??, -i?ð

Adverb

underneath (not comparable)

1. Below; in a place beneath.

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2. On the underside or lower face.

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Translations

Preposition

underneath

1. Under, below, beneath.

   Underneath the water, all was calm.

   We flew underneath the bridge.

   We looked underneath the table.

2. Under the control or power of.

   There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.

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Adjective

underneath (not comparable)

1. Under, lower.

   You can have the underneath bunk.

   • 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger

     The mess in the kitchen was one thing. The way the place smelled was another—some sort of chemistry-lab stink on top, some other smell underneath it. He was afraid the underneath smell might be blood.

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Noun

underneath (usually uncountable, plural underneaths)

1. The lower surface or part of something.

   The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.

   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter V, p. 64, [3]

     Nawnim yelped, heaved away, struck his head on the underneath of the bed, and rolled into view bawling.
2. A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
   • 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:

     The underneath is music from the latest album by [...].

Translations

References

• underneath at OneLook Dictionary Search
• underneath in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• unadherent

English

Etymology

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from sof- (“under”) + past participle of figgere (“to fix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?f.?t/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?s?.f?t/
• Rhymes: -?f?t

Noun

soffit (plural soffits)

1. (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
   • 1983, Monte Burch, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, page 110

     If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.
2. (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

   The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.

Derived terms

• coffered soffit

Translations

See also

• soffit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia