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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motivation

/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ti-va-tion
IPA
/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

noun

The action of motivating.

noun

Something which motivates.

noun

An incentive or reason for doing something.

noun

A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/

Inflected Forms

motivations (plural)

Derived Forms

amotivation antimotivation countermotivation demotivation motivational motivationless nonmotivation remotivation submotivation transmotivation undermotivation unmotivation

Phrases

extrinsic motivation intrinsic motivation letter of motivation

Synonyms

impetus animus motivating motive need

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce motivation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/.
What does motivation mean?
Willingness of action especially in behavior.
Where does motivation come from?
It is traced to French.

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