Motive

noun
'moʊtɪv

Adjective

  • causing or able to cause motion

    a motive force

    motive power

    Similar:Motor
  • impelling to action

    motive pleas

    Similar:MotivatingMotivative

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

    he acted with the best of motives

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

    Similar:Motif
    Type of:IdeaTheme
  • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

    Similar:Motif
    Type of:FigureDesignPattern

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words