motive
Noun
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is a type of: psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organismsubtypes:
- life - a motive for living
- rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
- irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
- impulse, urge - an instinctive motive
- ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals - motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor
same as: motivation, need -
is a type of: idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme - (music) melodic subject of a musical compositionsame as: motif
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same as: motif
Adjective
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similar to: causative - producing an effectsame as: motor
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similar to: causative - producing an effectsame as: motivating, motivative
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