Motives

What does MOTIVES mean?

Motives is a form of MOTIVE.

1. 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

   “we did not understand his motivation”

2. adjective

   causing or able to cause motion

   “a motive force”

3. noun

   a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

4. noun

   a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.