motivativeadj.
/ˈməʊtᵻveɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdəˌveɪdɪv/ Chiefly Philosophy.
Serving to motivate; providing a reason for, or a stimulus to, action or thought.
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the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivating
motive1502
momentous1652
volitional1863
motivating1905
motivative1942
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > behaviourism > theories of motivation > [adjective]
motivational1931
motivative1942
1942 Ethics 52 217 It is not expressive and it is not motivative.
1949 Mind 58 37 It might be said that..commands..are unreliable from the logical point of view, because their real function is motivative.
1963 R. Carnap in P. A. Schilpp Philos. R. Carnap 45 Metaphysical theses..often have other meaning components, e.g. emotive or motivative ones.
1983 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Mar. 247/2 Plato's three factors are each essentially cognitive and motivative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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