motive
Meanings
- 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
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- causing or able to cause motion;
- "a motive force"
- "motive power"
- impelling to action;
- "motive pleas"
- MOTIVE v -TIVED, -TIVING, -TIVES to motivate
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
motive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmotive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
motive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
motive is a valid Words With Friends word