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motive
Overview of noun motive
The noun motive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (18) motivation, motive, need -- (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")
2. motif, motive -- (a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music)
Overview of adj motive
The adj motive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) motive, motor -- (causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy")
2. motivative, motive, motivating -- (impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motivation, motive, need
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
motif, motive
=> theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
=> tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motivation, motive, need
=> life
=> rational motive
=> irrational motive
=> urge, impulse
=> ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality
=> psychic energy, mental energy
Sense 2
motif, motive
=> obbligato, obligato
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motivation, motive, need
=> psychological feature
Sense 2
motif, motive
=> theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
Antonyms of noun motive
Member Holonyms of noun motive
Substance Holonyms of noun motive
Part Holonyms of noun motive
Member Meronyms of noun motive
Substance Meronyms of noun motive
Part Meronyms of noun motive
Meronyms of noun motive
Holonyms of noun motive
Attributes of noun motive
Derived Forms of noun motive
1 of 2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motivation, motive, need
RELATED TO>(verb) motivate#1
=> motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
Domain of noun motive
Domain Terms of noun motive
Familiarity of noun motive
motive used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motivation, motive, need
> psychological feature
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> motivation, motive, need
=> event
Sense 2
motif, motive
> theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
=> motif, motive
=> statement
=> variation
Meronyms of noun motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 2
motif, motive
=> theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
=> tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
HAS PART: phrase, musical phrase
Holonyms of noun motive
Grep of noun motive
diesel-electric locomotive
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
diesel locomotive
electric locomotive
ethical motive
irrational motive
locomotive
motive
motive power
railway locomotive
rational motive
steam locomotive
tank locomotive
Antonyms of adj motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motive(prenominal), motor
INDIRECT (VIA causative) -> noncausative, noncausal
Sense 2
motivative(prenominal), motive(prenominal), motivating
INDIRECT (VIA causative) -> noncausative, noncausal
Similarity of adj motive
2 senses of motive
Sense 1
motive(prenominal), motor
=> causative (vs. noncausative)
Sense 2
motivative(prenominal), motive(prenominal), motivating
=> causative (vs. noncausative)
Pertainyms of adj motive
Attributes of adj motive
Domain of adj motive
Domain Terms of adj motive
Familiarity of adj motive
motive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj motive
automotive
electromotive
emotive
locomotive
motive
motiveless
promotive
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