| motif | (noun) a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | Synonyms: motive |
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| (noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work | Synonyms: theme |
| (noun) a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | Synonyms: motive |
| motile | (adjective) (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement | - |
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| (noun) one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action | - |
| motilin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine | - |
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| motility | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Synonyms: motion, move, movement |
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| (noun) ability to move spontaneously and independently | - |
| motion | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Synonyms: motility, move, movement |
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| (noun) the act of changing location from one place to another | Synonyms: move, movement |
| (noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | Synonyms: gesture |
| (noun) a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote | Synonyms: question |
| (noun) a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | Synonyms: movement |
| (noun) an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | Synonyms: apparent motion, apparent movement, movement |
| (noun) a state of change | - |
| (verb) show, express or direct through movement | Synonyms: gesticulate, gesture |
| motional | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by motion | - |
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| motionless | (adjective) not in physical motion | Synonyms: inactive, static, still |
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| motionlessly | (adverb) without moving; in a motionless manner | - |
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| motionlessness | (noun) a state of no motion or movement | Synonyms: lifelessness, stillness |
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| motivate | (verb) give an incentive for action | Synonyms: actuate, incite, move, prompt, propel |
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| motivated | (adjective) provided with a motive or given incentive for action | - |
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| motivating | (adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivative, motive |
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| (noun) the act of motivating; providing incentive | Synonyms: motivation |
| motivation | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: motive, need |
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| (noun) the act of motivating; providing incentive | Synonyms: motivating |
| (noun) the condition of being motivated | - |
| motivational | (adjective) of or relating to motivation | - |
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| motivative | (adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivating, motive |
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| motivator | (noun) a positive motivational influence | Synonyms: incentive, inducement |
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| motive | (adjective) causing or able to cause motion | Synonyms: motor |
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| (adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivating, motivative |
| (noun) 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 | Synonyms: motivation, need |
| (noun) a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | Synonyms: motif |
| (noun) a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | Synonyms: motif |
| motiveless | (adjective) occurring without motivation or provocation | Synonyms: unprovoked, wanton |
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| motivity | (noun) the power or ability to move | Synonyms: locomotion, motive power |
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