Japanese Meaning of motive

動機

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Definitions and Meaning of motive in English

Wordnet

motive (n)

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

a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Wordnet

motive (s)

causing or able to cause motion

impelling to action

Webster

motive (n.)

That which moves; a mover.

That which incites to action; anything prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; inducement; object.

The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of which a whole movement is develpoed. See also Leading motive, under Leading.

That which produces conception, invention, or creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a work of art, or any part of one.

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motive (a.)

Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power.

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motive (v. t.)

To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

FAQs About the word motive

動機

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 behavio

質問,モチーフ,質問,問題,テーマ,トピック,コンテンツ,本質,アイデア,問題

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motivator => モチベーター, motivative => やる気を起こさせる, motivational => やる気を起こさせる, motivation => モチベーション, motivating => やる気を起こさせる,