motivation
/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/US/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
motivation noun: willingness of action especially in behavior.
Noun
motivation (plural motivations)
- Willingness of action especially in behavior.
- The action of motivating.
- Something which motivates.
- An incentive or reason for doing something.
- A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
- The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.
motivation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
motivation in Hindi
- willingness of action especially in behavior
- अभिप्रेरण abhipreraṇ, प्रेरणा prerṇā
- something which motivates
- प्रेरणा prerṇā
- reason for doing something
- प्रेरणा prerṇā
motivation in Tamil
- உந்துகை, செயலூக்கம், உட்கோள், உந்துதல், தூண்டுதல், ஊக்கம்
motivation in Marathi
- willingness of action especially in behavior
- स्फूर्ती sphūrtī
motivation in Bengali
- প্রেরণা
More languagesFewer languages
- motivation in Malayalam
- പ്രേരണ prēraṇa
- motivation in Kannada
- ಹುರಿದುಂಬಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಹುರುದುಂಬಿಕೆ
- motivation in Tagalog
- kagnyakan, saganyak
- motivation in Arabic
- دَافِع dāfiʕ, دافِع dāfiʕ
- motivation in Malay
- motivasi
- motivation in Indonesian
- motivasi
- motivation in Persian
- انگیزه angize, برانگیزش barângizeš, انگیزش angizeš, تحریک tahrik
- motivation in Thai
- แรงจูงใจ rɛɛng-juung-jai
Examples of motivation in a sentence
- The book included a brief preface explaining the author's motivations for writing.
- He was overpraising the restaurant so much that we began to distrust the motivations behind his review.
- A successful learning experience which results from self-originated motivation guarantees continued pursuance of inquiry activities.
Synonyms of motivation
Forms of motivation
| plural | motivations |
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Origin of motivation
From motive (verb) + -ation, probably after French motivation and German Motivation.
Words formed from motivation
Phrases with motivation
Words that rhyme with motivation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about motivation
- What does motivation mean?
- Motivation means willingness of action especially in behavior.
- What is motivation in Hindi?
- Motivation in Hindi is अभिप्रेरण (abhipreraṇ), प्रेरणा (prerṇā). See Motivation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is motivation?
- Motivation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce motivation?
- Motivation is pronounced /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of motivation?
- The plural of motivation is motivations.
Words near motivation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: motivation (page history and authors); motivation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); motivation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പ്രേരണ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); motivation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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