moral overtone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmoralandovertone
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moral
adjective
uk/ˈmɒr.əl/us/ˈmɔːr.əl/
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ...
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overtone
noun[C]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.toʊn/
something that is suggested, but is not ...
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(Definition ofmoralandovertonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmoral overtone
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There is a slightmoralovertonein the report, suggesting that single parent families are somehow deficient.
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There is a strong element ofmoralovertoneto this debate.
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This is mentioned matter-of-factly, with no apparentmoralovertone.
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The moral overtones of such a statement are clear.
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Much of it has had considerable constitutional and moral overtones.
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I am myself suspicious of a slogan or catch phrase with moral overtones.
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The slogan has moral overtones which make the polluter analogous to a criminal.
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Oswald, said to many people the word "alcohol" is clouded with moral overtones of disapproval.
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As we have heard today, this is something which has serious moral overtones—and no politician likes to come down on one side or the other on moral grounds.
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It may have moral overtones.
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Even if the artist attempts to withhold moral overtones, the work becomes tinged with a deterministic or naturalistic message.
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Buffon's work on degeneration, however, was immensely influential on later scholars but was overshadowed by strong moral overtones.
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