The phrase "a definite note of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clear or distinct quality or characteristic present in something, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The painting had a definite note of melancholy that resonated with the viewers."
Alternatives: "a clear hint of" or "a distinct trace of".
But while this portrayal of women as wives first and foremost and people second is a widespread problem, the "Grandmother" descriptor goes a step further, combining a definite note of ageism with the sexist angle.
THE French have a good word for it: marchandage, a different way of saying horse-trading if you like, but with a definite note of cynicism, even blackmail to the word.
The chromatic scale is what you would use to play 'proper' tunes from written music, but the lack of definite note positions on TicTacTunes makes hitting the right note difficult.
Rosie Reynolds, rosiereynolds.co.uk Goat is a delicious, interesting meat with a definite floral note.
That was a long time ago, but a definite high note.
The "expert" review from the A.V. Club by Todd VanDerWerff noted "a definite sense of Martin's hand at work here.
The increased likeliness of smartphone users to answer a survey related to smartphone use is noted as a definite source of non-response bias and voluntary response bias and using an online questionnaire may have contributed to this study design limitation.
"Buying high and selling low is a definite result of that," says Ricciardi, noting that investors who stayed away from stocks have missed out on gains of more than 100percentt during the past three years.
It was recorded in a studio in a converted church in London, he said, and there is a definite sense of space around the musical notes.
Tio Pepe fino has notes of preserved lemon, green olive and iodine, a definite whiff of briny sea air.
