DICTOMETER

MOTIVE(PRENOMINAL)

(motive, lugar, motivo, anledning, driv, motiv, tilskyndelse)

1. Synonyms:
   • Motivation
   • Motive
   • Need
   Definitions:
   • 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
   Examples:
   • We did not understand his motivation
   • He acted with the best of motives
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Motif
   • Motive
   Definitions:
   • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Motif
   • Motive
   Definitions:
   • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Motive
   • Motor
   Definitions:
   • causing or able to cause motion
   Examples:
   • A motive force
   • Motive power
   • Motor energy
   Antonyms:
   • Noncausative
   • Noncausal
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Motivative
   • Motive
   • Motivating
   Definitions:
   • impelling to action
   Examples:
   • It may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function- Arthur Pap
   • Motive pleas
   • Motivating arguments
   Antonyms:
   • Noncausative
   • Noncausal