English Explanatory Dictionary

motivation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  2. The action of motivating.
  3. Something which motivates.
  4. An incentive or reason for doing something.
  5. A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-motivation.wav /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ [ˈmoʊ.ɾə.veɪ.ʃn̩]

Word forms

motivation motivations

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English motivation From motive (verb) + -ation, probably after French motivation and German Motivation.

Derived words

antimotivation countermotivation demotivation extrinsic motivation intrinsic motivation letter of motivation motivational motivationless nonmotivation remotivation submotivation transmotivation undermotivation unmotivation
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