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motive

/ motive /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 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
"we did not understand his motivation"
"he acted with the best of motives"
Type of:
psychological feature
Kinds of:
life rational motive irrational motive urge impulse
Derived:
motivate actuate propel move prompt
noun Sense 2
a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
Type of:
theme melodic theme musical theme
Kinds of:
obbligato obligato
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
3
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psychological feature life rational motive irrational motive urge impulse theme melodic theme musical theme obbligato obligato