motive

adj 1: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive

power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)}, {motor}]

2: impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language

has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive

pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn: {motivative(a)}, {motive(a)},

{motivating}]

n 1: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to

action; the reason for the action; "we did not

understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of

motives" [syn: {motivation}, {need}]

2: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music [syn: {motif}]