heypolyglot
Italian

underground

/ˈan.der.ɡrawnd/noun · masculineC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 20,162

Meaning

underground scene

  • an underground cultural, musical, or artistic movement
  • alternative, countercultural subculture

In a sentence

Quella band è emersa dall'underground musicale della città negli anni novanta.

That band emerged from the city's musical underground in the 1990s.

La mostra esplora le origini e le trasformazioni dell'underground berlinese.

The exhibition explores the origins and transformations of the Berlin underground.

Molti artisti preferiscono restare nell'underground per preservare la propria libertà creativa.

Many artists prefer to remain in the underground to preserve their creative freedom.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
undergroundmasculine · singular
undergroundmasculine · plural
undergroundmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Borrowed from English; invariable in Italian.
  • Can also function as an invariable adjective, e.g., 'musica underground'.

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