- Types Of Speech
- You can use motive as a noun in a sentence.
- About Motive
- A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters e, i, m, o, t, and v, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ti. Motive starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters m, mo, mot, moti, motiv, and the ending characters are e, ve, ive, tive, otive, ..
- Definition
- 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"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Motive is set as a grade four word that starts with m, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is motive a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Motive in Pig Latin is said as "otivemay or otivemway".
- Unigram
- m | o | t | i | v | e
- Bigram
- mo | ot | ti | iv | ve
- Trigram
- mot | oti | tiv | ive
- Quadrigram
- moti | otiv | tive
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- 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" - a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absence | failure to be present |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Activating | the activity of causing to have energy and be active |
| Activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
| Active | a person devoted to the active life |
| Activity | any specific activity "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| Actuating | |
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Aim | the action of directing something at an object "he took aim and fired" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Motive
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Motive | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in motive. Words With The Letters Eimotv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuate | put in motion or move to act "trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits" |
| Incite | provoke or stir up "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" |
| Motivate | give an incentive for action "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| Move | the act of deciding to do something "he didn''t make a move to help" "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| Prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
| Propel | cause to move forward with force "Steam propels this ship" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychological Feature |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethical Motive | |
| Ethics | the philosophical study of moral values and rules |
| Impulse | the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| Irrational Motive | |
| Life | living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" |
| Mental Energy | |
| Morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct |
| Morals | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
| Psychic Energy | |
| Rational Motive |
View All Hyponyms For Motive
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motive (6 letters) | 11 | 13 | motive | ||
| Vomitive (8 letters) | 16 +5 | 19 +6 | vomitive | ||
| Motivate (8 letters) | 13 +2 | 15 +2 | motivate | ||
| Emotive (7 letters) | 12 +1 | 14 +1 | emotive | ||
| Immotive (8 letters) | 15 +4 | 18 +5 | immotive |
Motive Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With M
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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