NOUN | Tops | motive, motivation, need | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
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communication | motive, motif | a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | |
artifact | motive, motif | a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | |
ADJECTIVE | all | motive, motor | causing or able to cause motion |
all | motive, motivative, motivating | impelling to action / action |
Sounds | mow'tihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Causing or able to cause motion. | |
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Synonym | motor | |
Broader | causative | producing an effect |
Spanish | motor, motriz | |
Catalan | motor, motriu | |
Nouns | motivity | the power or ability to move |
Meaning | impelling to action / action. | |
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Example | "motive pleas" | |
Synonyms | motivative, motivating | |
Broader | causative | producing an effect |
Spanish | motivador | |
Catalan | motivador | |
Nouns | motive | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Example | "he acted with the best of motives" | |
Synonyms | motivation, need | |
Narrower | ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
irrational motive | A motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic | |
life | A motive for living | |
psychic energy, mental energy | An actuating force or factor | |
rational motive | A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | |
urge, impulse | An instinctive motive | |
Broader | psychological feature | A feature of the mental life of a living organism |
Spanish | motivación, motivo, necesidad | |
Catalan | motiu, motivació, necessitat | |
Adjectives | motive | impelling to action / action |
Verbs | motivate | give an incentive for action / action |
Meaning | A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. | |
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Synonym | motif | |
Narrower | obbligato, obligato | A persistent but subordinate motif |
Broader | theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
Spanish | motivo | |
Catalan | motiu |
Meaning | A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. | |
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Synonym | motif | |
Broader | design, pattern, figure | A decorative or artistic work |
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