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Definition of motive
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of motive is as below...
Motive
(n.) That which
produces
conception,
invention,
or
creation
in the mind of the
artist
in
undertaking
his
subject;
the
guiding
or
controlling
idea
manifested
in a work of art, or any part of one..
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Hypocrisy
::
Hypocrisy
(n.) The act or
practice
of a
hypocrite;
a
feigning
to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a
dissimulation,
or a
concealment
of one's real
character,
disposition,
or
motives;
especially,
the
assuming
of false
appearance
of
virtue
or
religion;
a
simulation
of
goodness..
Allurement
::
Allurement
(n.) That which
allures;
any real or
apparent
good held
forth,
or
operating,
as a
motive
to
action;
as, the
allurements
of
pleasure,
or of
honor..
Headlight
::
Headlight
(n.) A
light,
with a
powerful
reflector,
placed
at the head of a
locomotive,
or in front of it, to throw light on the track at
night,
or in going
through
a dark
tunnel..
Impulse
::
Impulse
(n.) A
mental
force which
simply
and
directly
urges to
action;
hasty
inclination;
sudden
motive;
momentary
or
transient
influence
of
appetite
or
passion;
propension;
incitement;
as, a man of good
impulses;
passion
often gives a
violent
impulse
to the
will..
Actuate
::
Actuate
(v. t.) To put into
action
or
motion;
to move or
incite
to
action;
to
influence
actively;
to move as
motives
do; -- more
commonly
used of
persons.
Emotiveness
::
Emotiveness
(n.)
Susceptibility
to
emotion.
Dissuade
::
Dissuade
(v. t.) To
divert
by
persuasion;
to turn from a
purpose
by
reasons
or
motives;
-- with from; as, I could not
dissuade
him from his
purpose..
Abstemious
::
Abstemious
(a.)
Promotive
of
abstemiousness.
Medusoid
::
Medusoid
(a.) Like a
medusa;
having
the
fundamental
structure
of a
medusa,
but
without
a
locomotive
disk; -- said of the
sessile
gonophores
of
hydroids..
Animal
::
Animal
(n.) An
organized
living
being
endowed
with
sensation
and the power of
voluntary
motion,
and also
characterized
by
taking
its food into an
internal
cavity
or
stomach
for
digestion;
by
giving
carbonic
acid to the air and
taking
oxygen
in the
process
of
respiration;
and by
increasing
in
motive
power or
active
aggressive
force with
progress
to
maturity..
Reason
::
Reason
(n.) A
thought
or a
consideration
offered
in
support
of a
determination
or an
opinion;
a just
ground
for a
conclusion
or an
action;
that which is
offered
or
accepted
as an
explanation;
the
efficient
cause of an
occurrence
or a
phenomenon;
a
motive
for an
action
or a
determination;
proof,
more or less
decisive,
for an
opinion
or a
conclusion;
principle;
efficient
cause;
final
cause;
ground
of
argument..
Splasher
::
Splasher
(n.) One of the
guarde
over the
wheels,
as of a
carriage,
locomotive,
etc..
Cilia
::
Cilia (n. pl.)
Small,
generally
microscopic,
vibrating
appendages
lining
certain
organs,
as the air
passages
of the
higher
animals,
and in the lower
animals
often
covering
also the whole or a part of the
exterior.
They are also found on some
vegetable
organisms.
In the
Infusoria,
and many
larval
forms,
they are
locomotive
organs..
Purity
::
Purity
(n.)
Freedom
from any
sinister
or
improper
motives
or
views.
Persist
::
Persist
(v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and
unmoved;
to stay; to
continue
steadfastly;
especially,
to
continue
fixed in a
course
of
conduct
against
opposing
motives;
to
persevere;
--
sometimes
conveying
an
unfavorable
notion,
as of
doggedness
or
obstinacy..
Self-examination
::
Self-examination
(n.) An
examination
into one's own
state,
conduct,
and
motives,
particularly
in
regard
to
religious
feelings
and
duties..
Wrongly
::
Wrongly
(adv.)
In a wrong
manner;
unjustly;
erroneously;
wrong;
amiss;
as, he
judges
wrongly
of my
motives..
Sound
::
Sound (v. t.) Fig.: To
ascertain,
or try to
ascertain,
the
thoughts,
motives,
and
purposes
of (a
person);
to
examine;
to try; to test; to
probe..
Emotivity
::
Emotivity
(n.)
Emotiveness.
Salutary
::
Salutary
(a.)
Promotive
of, or
contributing
to, some
beneficial
purpose;
beneficial;
advantageous;
as, a
salutary
design..
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