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Definition
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
Examples
He acted with the best of motives
Motif
A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
Examples
A general motif
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about motive/motif?
@celijahh: Motif asal nak kerja is too simpan duit beli juice pack. Now my motive is to bayar hutang to my mak for all the advance i took.
@CreaminmyCafe: Motive time! I literally pronounced it Motif for months!!😂
@saupee: As always, a court will look into the motive in every trial. But it didn't in the super duper special Mongolian case http://t.co/XkfQfFxKlv
@n0tindeniall: on this revision website about the mozart piece theyve written "motive" instead of motif omfg what
@the_silly_slut: *motive.....i meant MOTIVE not motif
@rokz27: @CapeAnnChamber Motif #1! Motif =a dominant idea or central theme, Motive = something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
@akassim93: @Sarahyousri walahi it helps in concentrating.. Until you open twitter hahaha! *motive not motif hahaha!