Subtext Definition

sŭbtĕkst
noun
The complex of feelings, motives, etc. conceived of by an actor as underlying the actual words and actions of the character being portrayed.
Webster's New World
An underlying meaning, theme, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Subtext

Noun

Singular:
subtext
Plural:
subtexts

Origin of Subtext

  • sub- +"Ž text

    From Wiktionary

Subtext Sentence Examples

  • Yet in each story there is also a suppressed political subtext.

  • Even tho the film feels somewhat simplistic, there's actually a lot of meaningful subtext here.

  • On the other hand, Morton acts her socks off to add subtext, raw emotion and a true sense of desperation.

  • The image also has an imperial subtext - the idea of India offering her riches to Europe.

  • Has the Merchant understood the subtext of his story, or is it simply a fabliau about a bad wife to him?

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

TXTEXT

Unscrambles

subtext

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SU & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With XT

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With T