netherthought

== English == === Alternative forms === nether-thought, nether thought === Etymology === From nether- +‎ thought. === Noun === netherthought (plural netherthoughts) An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought. 1895, McBride's magazine: All this, however, was the nether thought. What he saw, and what he thought he was thinking about, was the pretty picture Kate made as she sat on the railing of the porch, with her face turned a little toward the flaming western sky. A low, base, or vile thought.