Word: motives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
tives
Definition: Plural of motive; 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
Morphemes:
Affix: motive
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: motivum
Language: LL.
Decoded: motivum
Meaning: motive, moving cause
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).