Dictionary Results for motive
1. motive - noun · 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" Synonym(s): motivation, need Hypernym(s): psychological_feature
2. motive - noun · a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music Synonym(s): motif Hypernym(s): theme, melodic_theme, musical_theme, idea
3. motive - noun · a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration Synonym(s): motif Hypernym(s): design, pattern, figure
4. motive - adjective · causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" Synonym(s): motor
5. motive - adjective · impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" Synonym(s): motivative, motivating
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