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undersoul

undersoul

9.9
The deep private part of a person's feelings and thoughts
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : alma oculta
  • She kept her undersoul guarded, sharing her deepest thoughts with only her closest friend.

Examples

  • Poetry often reveals the undersoul of the writer, exposing feelings hidden from daily life.

  • After years of success, he finally listened to his quiet undersoul and changed careers.

  • Her undersoul was revealed only to her closest friends.

  • He often hides his undersoul from others.

  • Poetry often reveals the undersoul of the writer, exposing feelings hidden from daily life.

  • After years of success, he finally listened to his quiet undersoul and changed careers.

  • She kept her undersoul guarded, sharing her deepest thoughts with only her closest friend.

Synonyms

undercurrent
vsundersoul
17 6.9

A hidden feeling beneath what someone shows or says

is a deep private emotional core rather than a surface tendency
undertone
vsundersoul
12 6.7

A hidden meaning under what someone says or does

is deeper and more personal than a simple underlying quality
7.4

A quiet sadness felt beneath a happy or normal mood

is a deep private emotional core not just a single sorrow

How Hidden

undersoul
  • Literature
9.9
inwardness
1 7.9

Surface Forms

undersoul singular
undersouls plural

Morphology

undersoul = soul (transparent) = under + soul

The sense refers to a hidden or deeper part of the soul, which is a direct metaphorical extension of 'under' + 'soul'.

Etymology

Undersoul comes from under ('beneath') and soul ('inner self' or 'feelings'), so think of it as the private, deep part of a person, like a secret room under the floor where you keep your truest thoughts. That's why it means the deep feelings someone often does not show to others.