Hyphenation of MOTIVES

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word MOTIVES? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

MO-TIVES

Definitions of MOTIVES:

1.
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 We did not understand his motivation He acted with the best of motives
2.
A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
3.
A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
4.
Causing or able to cause motion
A motive force Motive power Motor energy
5.
Impelling to action
It may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function- Arthur Pap Motive pleas Motivating arguments

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