the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning