[uhn-der-neeth, -neeth
] 
| 1. | below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of. |
| 2. | under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority: Underneath the department heads are the junior executives. |
| 3. | hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense: Underneath his bluster is a timid nature. |
| 4. | below; at a lower level or position; on the underside. |
| 5. | lower; situated below or under. |
| 6. | the bottom; underside; lowest part. |
| un·der·neath (ŭn'dər-nēth') adv.
n. The part or side below or under. [Middle English undernethe, from Old English underneothan : under, under; see under + neothan, below; see beneath.] |