underlying
adjectivenoun
Lying underneath.
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ENABLE
Adjective 3 meanings
Lying underneath.
“We dug down to the underlying rock.”
Basic or fundamental.
“Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.”
Implicit.
“Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.”
Noun 1 meaning
The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Where it comes from
Etymology
By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.
UNDERLYING at a glance
UNDERLYING has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,369 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with underlying
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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