moral connotation

Frequency: 6.07.5 per million words

An associated meaning related to principles of right and wrong.

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Examples (10)

  • The word 'duty' often carries a strong moral connotation.
  • For many people, the term 'usury' has a deeply negative moral connotation.
  • In his speech, the politician carefully avoided words with strong moral connotations.
  • The discussion shifted to the moral connotations of artificial intelligence.
  • Does the pursuit of profit, in itself, have a moral connotation?
  • She argued that his actions, while technically legal, carried a troubling moral connotation.
  • The story is a simple fable, but it is rich with moral connotations.
  • We must consider the moral connotations attached to such a controversial decision.
  • The artist uses stark imagery to give the painting a somber moral connotation.
  • The word 'natural' has acquired a positive moral connotation in marketing, often implying 'goodness'.