Syn: motive(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5]
It may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function --Arthur Pap
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
motivative — adjective impelling to action it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function Arthur Pap motive pleas motivating arguments • Syn: ↑motive, ↑motivating • Similar to: ↑causative … Useful english dictionary
motivative — adjective see motivate … New Collegiate Dictionary
motivative — mo·ti·va·tive … English syllables
positivism — positivist, adj., n. positivistic, adj. positivistically, adv. /poz i teuh viz euhm/, n. 1. the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance. 2. a philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, concerned with positive facts and… … Universalium
motivating — I noun the act of motivating; providing incentive • Syn: ↑motivation • Derivationally related forms: ↑motivational (for: ↑motivation), ↑motivate (f … Useful english dictionary
motivating — motivative motivativeadj. causing motion or impelling to action; providing a motive[2]; as, motivating arguments. Syn: motive(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] It may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function Arthur Pap … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motivate — transitive verb ( vated; vating) Date: 1885 to provide with a motive ; impel < questions that excite and motivate youth > • motivative adjective • motivator noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Rudolf Carnap — (* 18. Mai 1891 in Ronsdorf, heute Stadtteil von Wuppertal; † 14. September 1970 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) war ein deutscher Philosoph und einer der Hauptvertreter des logischen Empirismus. Für Carnap b … Deutsch Wikipedia
motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… … Universalium
