overtone

simple noun13 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0

Relating to government, public affairs, or politics.

Indicates an unfavorable, critical, or pessimistic secondary meaning.

Indicates that the implication or secondary meaning is very noticeable and significant.

Concerning or related to the social construct of race.

Having an implication of prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race.

Suggests the secondary meaning has significant and weighty implications.

Relating to or manifesting belief in a god or a system of religious beliefs.

Relating to or arousing strong feelings and emotions.

Concerning principles of right and wrong behavior.

Relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact.

To possess a particular secondary meaning as a quality or attribute.

To inherently possess or convey a particular secondary meaning or implication.

To begin to have a new quality or implication, often due to changing circumstances.