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Defenition of the word motive

    • Defenition of the word motive

      • a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
      • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
      • impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"
      • causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
      • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
      • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
      • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
      • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
      • impelling to action
      • causing or able to cause motion

    Synonyms for the word motive

      • motif
      • motivating
      • motivation
      • motivative
      • motor
      • need

    Similar words in the motive

      • causative

    Hyponyms for the word motive

      • ethical motive
      • ethics
      • impulse
      • irrational motive
      • life
      • mental energy
      • morality
      • morals
      • obbligato
      • obligato
      • psychic energy
      • rational motive
      • urge

    Hypernyms for the word motive

      • design
      • figure
      • idea
      • melodic theme
      • musical theme
      • pattern
      • psychological feature
      • theme

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