mo·ti·va·tion /ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/ Show Spelled[moh-tuh-vey-shuhn] Show IPA
–noun
1.the act or an instance of motivating.
2.the state or condition of being motivated.
3.something that motivates; inducement; incentive.
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Origin:
1870–75; motive + -ation
—Related forms
mo·ti·va·tion·al, adjective
mo·ti·va·tive, adjective
an·ti·mo·ti·va·tion·al, adjective
de·mo·ti·va·tion, noun
non·mo·ti·va·tion, noun
non·mo·ti·va·tion·al, adjective
re·mo·ti·va·tion, noun
mo·ti·vate /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/ Show Spelled[moh-tuh-veyt] Show IPA
–verb (used with object),-vat·ed, -vat·ing.
to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel.
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Origin:
1860–65; motive + -ate1
—Related forms
mo·ti·va·tor, noun
de·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object),-vat·ed, -vat·ing.
de·mo·ti·va·tor, noun
non·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
re·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object),-vat·ed, -vat·ing.
un·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
un·mo·ti·vat·ing, adjective
well-mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
—Synonyms
induce, move, provoke, prompt, cause.
mo·tive /ˈmoʊtɪv/ Show Spelled [moh-tiv] Show IPA noun, adjective, verb,-tived, -tiv·ing.
–noun
1.something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
2.the goal or object of a person's actions: Her motive was revenge.
3.(in art, literature, and music) a motif.
–adjective
4.causing, or tending to cause, motion.
5.pertaining to motion.
6.prompting to action.
7.constituting a motive or motives.
–verb (used with object)
8.to motivate.
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Origin:
1325–75; (adj.) ME (< MF motif) < ML mōtīvus serving to move, equiv. to L mōt(us) (ptp. of movēre to move) + -īvus -ive; (n.) ME (< MF motif) < ML mōtīvum, n. use of neut. of mōtīvus
—Related forms
mo·tive·less, adjective
mo·tive·less·ly, adverb
mo·tive·less·ness, noun
well-motived, adjective
—Synonyms
1. motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause. Motive, incentive, inducement apply to whatever moves one to action. Motive is, literally, something that moves a person; an inducement, something that leads a person on; an incentive, something that inspires a person. Motive is applied mainly to an inner urge that moves or prompts a person to action, though it may also apply to a contemplated result,the desire for which moves the person: His motive was a wish to be helpful. Inducement is never applied to an inner urge, and seldom to a goal: The pleasure of wielding authority may be an inducement to get ahead. It is used mainly of opportunities offered by the acceptance of certain conditions, whether these are offered by a secondperson or by the factors of the situation: The salary offered me was a great inducement. Incentive was once used of anything inspiring or stimulating the emotions or imagination: incentives to piety; it has retained of this its emotional connotations, but (rather like inducement) is today applied only to something offered as a reward, and offered particularly to stimulate competitive activity: to create incentives for higher achievement. 2. See reason.
You seem like a cool person. I think there might be more to you than you think.
