different between motive vs encouragement
motive
English
Etymology
From Middle English motif, from Anglo-Norman motif, Middle French motif, and their source, Late Latin motivum (“motive, moving cause”), neuter of motivus (“serving to move”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??t?v/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo?t?v/
Noun
motive (plural motives)
- (obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting. [14th-17th c.]
- 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. [from 15th c.]
- 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano:
- Many of them at first seemed kind to him, but it turned out their motives were not entirely altruistic.
- Synonym: motivation
- 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano:
- (obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move. [15th-17th c.]
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
- (architecture, fine arts) A motif. [from 19th c.]
- (music) A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
- (creative works) motif
Related terms
Translations
Verb
motive (third-person singular simple present motives, present participle motiving, simple past and past participle motived)
- (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
- Synonym: motivate
Translations
Adjective
motive (not comparable)
- Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:
- In the motive parts of animals may be discovered mutuall proportions; not only in those of Quadrupeds, but in the thigh-bone, legge, foot-bone, and claws of Birds.
- Synonym: moving
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:
- Relating to motion and/or to its cause
- Synonym: motional
Translations
Further reading
- motive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- motive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- motive at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- evomit, move it
French
Verb
motive
- first-person singular present indicative of motiver
- third-person singular present indicative of motiver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of motiver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of motiver
- second-person singular imperative of motiver
Latin
Adjective
m?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of m?t?vus
Portuguese
Verb
motive
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of motivar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of motivar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of motivar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of motivar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo?tive]
Noun
motive
- plural of motiv
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
motive (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- accusative plural of motiv
- vocative singular of motiv
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?tibe/, [mo?t?i.??e]
Verb
motive
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of motivar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of motivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of motivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of motivar.
motive From the web:
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- what motif is represented in this scene
encouragement
English
Alternative forms
- incouragement (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?n?k???d?m?nt]
Noun
encouragement (countable and uncountable, plural encouragements)
- The act of encouraging
- Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
- 1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, Highways and Byways in Sussex Chapter 2
- even their arch-enemy the gamekeeper is beginning reluctantly, but gradually, to acquiesce in the general belief of their innocence and utility, I cannot help indulging the hope that this bird will eventually meet with that general encouragement and protection to which its eminent services so richly entitle it.
- 1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, Highways and Byways in Sussex Chapter 2
- Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
- 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind'
- Diana Celeiro has come all the way from Argentina for the race. It’s her second time here. Her husband, Gustavo, acts as her support crew. Most of the runners have someone who stands diligently by the track watching, offering encouragement, preparing snacks or helping with any issues that arise, from blisters to emotional breakdowns.
- 1776, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Chapter 4
- If I live, an' please your honour, but once to get through it, I will never tell it again, quoth Trim, either to man, woman, or child--Poo--poo! said my uncle Toby--but with accents of such sweet encouragement did he utter it, that the corporal went on with his story with more alacrity than ever.
- 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind'
- The feeling of being encouraged
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:praise
Translations
References
encouragement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From encourager +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ku.?a?.m??/
Noun
encouragement m (plural encouragements)
- An encouragement
Further reading
- “encouragement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
encouragement From the web:
- what encouragement means
- what encouragement is given to young athletes
- what encouragement can do
- what does encouragement mean
- what do encouragement mean
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