| 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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