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My work is about the underbelly of the beauty of nature - and the dark side of nature is its indifference. Nature isn't friendly, nor is it unfriendly - it's the perfect embodiment of the Other.
April Gornik

Meaning of "underbelly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERBELLY

underbelly  [ˈʌndəˌbɛlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERBELLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underbelly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERBELLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underbelly

Underbelly is the side of something that is not normally seen. Figuratively, it means a vulnerable or weak part, similar to the term Achilles' heel, or alternatively, a hidden, illicit side of society. This term could refer to...

Definition of underbelly in the English dictionary

The definition of underbelly in the dictionary is the part of an animal's belly nearest to the ground. Other definition of underbelly is a vulnerable or unprotected part, aspect, or region.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERBELLY


belly
ˈbɛlɪ
Delhi
ˈdɛlɪ
deli
ˈdɛlɪ
Helle
ˈhɛlɪ
jelly
ˈdʒɛlɪ
Kelly
ˈkɛlɪ
Leadbelly
ˈlɛdˌbɛlɪ
Machiavelli
ˌmækɪəˈvɛlɪ
nelly
ˈnɛlɪ
potbelly
ˈpɒtˌbɛlɪ
redbelly
ˈrɛdˌbɛlɪ
Shelley
ˈʃɛlɪ
smelly
ˈsmɛlɪ
sowbelly
ˈsaʊˌbɛlɪ
tagliatelle
ˌtæljəˈtɛlɪ
telly
ˈtɛlɪ
Tirunelveli
ˌtɪrʊˈnɛlvɛlɪ
tunbelly
ˈtʌnˌbɛlɪ
vermicelli
ˌvɜːmɪˈsɛlɪ
welly
ˈwɛlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERBELLY

underbade
underbake
underbear
underbearer
underbellies
underbid
underbidden
underbidder
underbite
underblanket
underbodies
underbody
underboss
underbough
underbought
underbreath
underbred
underbreeding
underbridge
underbrim

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERBELLY

beer belly
Clovelly
cruelly
Delhi belly
delly
Donnelly
felly
gelly
gorbelly
grape jelly
gravelly
novelly
petroleum jelly
royal jelly
shelly
silver belly
skelly
squirrelly
yellow belly
yellow-belly

Synonyms and antonyms of underbelly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underbelly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERBELLY

Find out the translation of underbelly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underbelly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underbelly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软肋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo vientre
570 millions of speakers

English

underbelly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underbelly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подбрюшье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo-ventre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঘাতপ্রবণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ventre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang teliti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterbauch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下腹部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하복부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underbelly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிவயிற்றுப்பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरबल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bel altı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ventre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podbrzusze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підчерев´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underbelly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπογάστριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbuik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underbelly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Underbelly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underbelly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBELLY»

The term «underbelly» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.238 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBELLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underbelly

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNDERBELLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underbelly.
1
Josh Fox
'Memorial Day' is about 'spring break' girls-gone-wild culture which is the seedy underbelly of our American Puritanism, the inverse side of the coin. It's also about how we forcefully exported that culture and then pretended to not know what we were doing.
2
Frank Gaffney
Unfortunately, the cyber threat to 'the grid' is only one means of eviscerating the soft underbelly of American society. Another which has been getting increasing attention could be delivered via the kind of nuclear-armed ballistic missile that Iran and North Korea have been developing: a strategic electro-magnetic pulse attack.
3
Rose George
In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can descend below. All these cities have sewer museums and tours, and all expose their underbelly willingly to the curious. But not London, arguably the home of the most splendid sewer network in Europe.
4
April Gornik
My work is about the underbelly of the beauty of nature - and the dark side of nature is its indifference. Nature isn't friendly, nor is it unfriendly - it's the perfect embodiment of the Other.
5
Emraan Hashmi
I've always been a huge fan of thrillers like David Fincher's 'Se7en.' I am fascinated by the disturbing, dark underbelly of life. I find such films deeply engrossing. They delve deep into the human psyche, and that's a place worth exploring.
6
Peter Mullan
Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters.
7
Heather O'Neill
A lot of children grow up in poverty with flawed parents, but their inner world is still as inherently filled with wonder and innocence as children who are kept away from the city's underbelly.
8
Ruta Sepetys
I took several trips to New Orleans and met with people who had intimate knowledge of the underbelly of the city in the 1950s. The meetings were both fascinating and terrifying.
9
Russell Simmons
The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized.
10
Loudon Wainwright III
Los Angeles, the sun shines a lot, and it's blue, and there's palm trees; it's a bit like Sydney, I guess, but the underbelly is a vicious, mean, cruel, awful place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERBELLY»

Discover the use of underbelly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underbelly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
City of Evil: The Truth about Adelaide's Strange and Violent ...
We trust you'll enjoy your stay. In this compelling collection of true-crime stories, award-winning journalist Sean Fewster guides the reader through the darkest excesses of the City of Churches.
Sean Fewster, 2011
2
Underbelly
But when six million dollars of heroin are at stake, he discovers the hard way that there is no honor among thieves. "Grant McKenzie (aka M. C. Grant) really knows how to make a story move.
M C Grant, 2012
3
Underbelly
As the world celebrates peace in the summer of ’45, returning soldier James Grey and his war bride, Germaine, look to their future life in America with hope.
G. Johanson, 2011
4
Underbelly: The Golden Mile
The events that inspired the Screentime series for the Nine network.
John Silvester, Andrew Rule, 2010
5
Underbelly: The Gangland War
The book behind the hard-hitting TV drama. This is Australia's underbelly ... bullet holes and all.
John Silvester, Andrew Rule, 2010
6
Dave Cooper's underbelly: additional observations on the ...
Although much of the work in "Underbelly appears to have slithered out of a similar same place as "Overbite, this latest batch has a decidedly darker and more urban flavor.
Dave Cooper, 2005
7
Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of ...
By turns ecstatic, comic, and bittersweet, Candyfreak is the story of how Steve Almond grew up on candy—and how, for better and worse, candy has grown up, too.
Steve Almond, 2004
8
The Soft Underbelly of Reason: The Passions in the ...
A flood of literature on the passions came out of the seventeenth century, and The Soft Underbelly of Reason highlights the thinking of philosophers, theologians, artists and physicians with regard to the nature of passions. Stephen Gaukroger ...
Stephen Gaukroger, 2002
9
We Own the Night: The Art of the Underbelly Project
"103 artists over 72 weeks installed art in an abandoned NYC subway station deep underground... We Own the Night documents the extraordinary transformation"--P. [4] of cover.
Jiae Kim, John Lee, 2012
10
Tales from the Soft Underbelly of Confusion
I am not speaking of one that throughout its "earthly" tenure exhibits qualities of excess, be they psychosomatic, anal, psychotic, delusional, or narcissistic; I am speaking of a personality that on occasion, given the depth of emotional ...
Peter Barbieri, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERBELLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underbelly is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Kuker, Founder of Seedy Underbelly Studio, Dead at 40
John Kuker, who started the Seedy Underbelly recording studio in Minneapolis, died Monday in Los Angeles. According to the StarTribune, the cause of his ... «Billboard, Feb 15»
2
Underbelly actor arrested on child sex charges
AUSTRALIAN actor Jeremy Kewley, who has appeared in TV shows including Underbelly, Blue Heelers and Stingers, has today been arrested for more than ... «NEWS.com.au, Dec 14»
3
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... and have seen him play everything from a small town cop in A Country Practice to gangland thug Alphonse Gangitano in the original Underbelly series. «Herald Sun, Nov 14»
4
Professor claims 'underbelly of hate' on University of Canterbury …
A University of Canterbury academic has given back a student-voted lecturer of the year award to protest what he calls an "underbelly of hate" on campus. «TVNZ, Oct 14»
5
Viola Davis learns underbelly of law on new show
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 file photo, actress Viola Davis poses at The Rape Foundation's Annual Brunch at Greenacres in Beverly Hills, Calif. «Philippine Star, Sep 14»
6
Israeli show at Edinburgh Fringe in jeopardy after venue cancels …
It is understood Underbelly is committed to the show and will try to find another venue where potential protests do not affect other productions at the Fringe. «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
7
Channel Nine's Fat Tony & Co gives audiences more Underbelly
The gangland wars saw 30 of the city's underbelly depart and the first two hours of Fat Tony & Co is spent reminding us just how they were killed and how they ... «NEWS.com.au, Feb 14»
8
Reporting From the Web's Underbelly
SAN FRANCISCO — In the last year, Eastern European cybercriminals have stolen Brian Krebs's identity a half dozen times, brought down his website, included ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
9
Law firm sues Underbelly star over $36000
He is currently filming Fat Tony & Co, a spin-off from the Underbelly series that focuses on the manhunt for drug boss Tony Mokbel after he fled Melbourne for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 13»
10
Squizzy could be the last of the hit Underbelly crime franchise as …
The Underbelly franchise also appears to be running out of steam. Underbelly Squizzy started strongly with 1.679 million viewers nationally on July 28 but ... «NEWS.com.au, Aug 13»

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