Motivative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impelling to action; - Arthur Pap

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊɾɪvətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊtɪvətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊtɪvətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊɾɪvətˌɪv/.

Examples

it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function
motive pleas
motivating arguments

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

motive motivating

Parts of Speech

adjective

impelling to action; - Arthur Pap

“it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”

Word Forms

motivate	verb	give an incentive for action
motive	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
motivating	noun	the act of motivating; providing incentive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

motivierend

zum Handeln drängen; - Arthur Pap

🇫🇷French

motivant

pousser à l'action; -Arthur Pap

🇪🇸Spanish

motivador

impulsar a la acción; -Arthur Pap

🇮🇹Italian

motivante

spingere all'azione; -Arthur Pap

🇳🇱Dutch

motiverend

aanzetten tot actie; - Arthur Pap

🇵🇹Portuguese

motivador

impelindo à ação; -Arthur Pap

🇷🇺Russian

мотивационный

побуждение к действию; - Артур Пап

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेरक

कार्रवाई के लिए प्रेरित करना; - आर्थर पैप

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রেরণাদায়ক

কর্মে প্ররোচিত করা; - আর্থার প্যাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊக்கமளிக்கும்

செயலுக்கு தூண்டுதல்; - ஆர்தர் பாப்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరణ కలిగించే

చర్యకు ప్రేరేపించడం; - ఆర్థర్ పాప్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेरक

कृती करण्यास प्रवृत्त करणे; - आर्थर पॅप

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરક

ક્રિયા માટે પ્રેરક; - આર્થર પેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇರಕ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ; - ಆರ್ಥರ್ ಪಾಪ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രചോദനാത്മകമായ

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിന് പ്രേരണ; - ആർതർ പാപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ; - ਆਰਥਰ ਪੈਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

محرک

عمل کرنے پر مجبور کرنا؛ - آرتھر پاپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动机的

促使采取行动； ——阿瑟·帕普

🇯🇵Japanese

やる気のある

行動を促す。 - アーサー・パップ

🇰🇷Korean

동기를 부여하는

행동을 촉구하는 것; - 아서 팹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

động lực

thúc đẩy hành động; - Arthur Pap

🇹🇭Thai

แรงจูงใจ

กระตุ้นให้ดำเนินการ; - อาเธอร์ แปป

🇮🇩Indonesian

motivasi

mendorong untuk bertindak; -Arthur Pap

🇵🇭Filipino

pampasigla

nag-uudyok sa pagkilos; - Arthur Pap

🇲🇾Malay

bermotivasi

mendorong kepada tindakan; - Arthur Pap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدافع

الدافع إلى العمل؛ - آرثر باب

🇮🇷Persian

انگیزشی

تحریک به عمل؛ - آرتور پاپ

🇹🇷Turkish

motive edici

harekete geçmeye teşvik etmek; -Arthur Pap

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוטיבציה

דוחף לפעולה; - ארתור פאפ

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The primary meaning of 'motivative' is 'impelling to action; - Arthur Pap'.

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Using 'motivative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'motivative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'motivative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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