Motive Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Motive

Meaning 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

    Example : he acted with the best of motives

    Synonyms : motivation,  need
Meaning 2 : a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

    Synonyms : motif
Meaning 3 : impelling to action

    Example : motive pleas

    Synonyms : motivating,  motivative
Meaning 4 : causing or able to cause motion

    Example : a motive force,motive power

    Synonyms : motor
Meaning 5 : a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

    Synonyms : motif


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