MOTIVATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we did not understand his motivation
    • he acted with the best of motives
    Hypernyms(s) motivation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of motivating
    • providing incentive
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) motivation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the condition of being motivated
    Usage Example(s)
    • his motivation was at a high level
    Hypernyms(s) motivation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)