Definition of Motive

Noun

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

Adjective

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

Word games points for the Motive

• Scrabble® score of the motive (11)
• Word Chums® score of the motive (15)
• Words With Friends® score of the motive (13)

Unscramble motive

43 unscramble word found using the letters motive.

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