underneath

1. 1.

   on the lower or downward side; on the underside of

   “a chest of drawers all scratched underneath”
2. 2.

   under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath

   “we could see the original painting underneath”

   “a house with a good foundation underneath”

Questions about underneath

What does underneath mean?

underneath means "on the lower or downward side; on the underside of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in underneath?

underneath has 3 syllables: un-der-neath. The stress falls on "neath". In IPA it is /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/.

Is underneath a common word?

underneath is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with underneath?

1 word rhymes with underneath. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.