Definitions for underlyingˈʌn dərˌlaɪ ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•der•ly•ingˈʌn dərˌlaɪ ɪŋ(adj.)

  1. lying beneath something else, as a substratum.

  2. fundamental; basic:

    the underlying cause.

  3. discoverable only by close scrutiny or analysis; implicit.

  4. (of a claim, mortgage, etc.) taking precedence; prior.

    Category: Business

Origin of underlying:

1605–15

Princeton's WordNet

  1. implicit in(p), inherent, underlying(adj)

    in the nature of something though not readily apparent

    "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"

  2. underlying(adj)

    located beneath or below

  3. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying(adj)

    being or involving basic facts or principles

    "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"

Wiktionary

  1. underlying(Adjective)

    lying underneath

    We dug down to the underlying rock.

  2. underlying(Adjective)

    basic or fundamental

    Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.

  3. underlying(Adjective)

    implicit

    Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Underlying(adj)

    lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles


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