motive
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1. 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 (noun.tops)
hyponym | : | life, |
definition | : | a motive for living (noun.motive) |
hyponym | : | rational motive, |
definition | : | a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument (noun.motive) |
hyponym | : | irrational motive, |
definition | : | a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic (noun.motive) |
hyponym | : | impulse, urge, |
definition | : | an instinctive motive (noun.motive) |
2. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration (noun.artifact)
3. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | obbligato, obligato, |
definition | : | a persistent but subordinate motif (noun.communication) |
4. impelling to action (adj.all)
5. 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 (noun.tops)
derivation | : | motivational, |
definition | : | of or relating to motivation (adj.pert) |
6. impelling to action (adj.all)
derivation | : | motivation, motive, need, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.tops) |
7. causing or able to cause motion (adj.all)
derivation | : | motor, |
definition | : | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | motor, |
definition | : | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion (noun.object) |
8. 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 (noun.tops)
derivation | : | motivational, |
definition | : | of or relating to motivation (adj.pert) |
9. impelling to action (adj.all)
derivation | : | motivation, motive, need, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.tops) |
10. causing or able to cause motion (adj.all)
derivation | : | motor, |
definition | : | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | motor, |
definition | : | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion (noun.object) |
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