Motive  

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1. An incentive to act; a reason for doing something; anything that prompted a choice of action.

   Although his questions seemed strange to me, I'm sure he had a good motive for asking them.

2. alternative spelling of motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.

   If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.

See also

1. Motif (literature)
2. Motif (music)
3. Motif (visual arts)
4. Motif of harmful sensation

Motive may refer to:

Criminal law

• Motive (law)

Creative or artistic work

• Motive art movement, a philosophical artistic movement started by the artist Blake Ward
• Motive (Red Box album), 1990
• Motive (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album), 1990
• The Motive, a punk band
• Motives (film), a 2004 thriller film

Computing

• Motive, Inc, a software manufacturer

Other uses

• Motive (algebraic geometry)

See also

• Motif (disambiguation)
• Motivation