motives
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Definitions ofmotives
- An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
Synonyms: motivation
- A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
- Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
Example: "No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best."
- A motif.
- A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.
Example: "If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive."
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