emotional core

Frequency: 7.09.0 per million words

the central or most important emotional aspect of something (e.g., a story, a song)

coreADJECTIVE + core

Categories:

emotional

Examples (10)

  • The emotional core of her music is its profound sense of longing.
  • Despite all the action scenes, the film's true emotional core is the father-son relationship.
  • To understand the character's motivations, you must first identify his emotional core.
  • The emotional core of their friendship was built on unwavering trust.
  • What do you believe is the emotional core of this classic novel?
  • The dancer conveyed the play's emotional core through movement alone.
  • Therapy helped him access the emotional core of his childhood memories.
  • A good storyteller knows how to find the emotional core of any subject.
  • The poem's simple language hides a complex emotional core of grief and acceptance.
  • The debate needs to return to the emotional core of the issue: the impact on families.