Unscramble motive

Definition of motive

adjective:

• causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force", "motive power", "motor energy". Synonyms: motor.
• impelling to action; - Arthur Pap; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function", "motive pleas", "motivating arguments". Synonyms: motivating, motivative.

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". Synonyms: motivation, need.
• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. Synonyms: motif.
• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. Synonyms: motif.

Related words

ethics, impulse, life, morality, morals, obbligato, obligato, urge.

Words nearby

emotive, motile, votive.

Rhymes with

automotive, emotive, locomotive.