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Plural of motivation

regular plural

The plural of motivation is motivations.

Forms of motivation

Singularmotivation /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/
Pluralmotivations
Countablecountable

Motivations in a sentence

  • The book included a brief preface explaining the author's motivations for writing.From the entry preface
  • He was overpraising the restaurant so much that we began to distrust the motivations behind his review.From the entry overpraise
  • It may be difficult for us to understand the motivations of these people from our 21st century vantage point.From the entry vantage point
  • Criminology will help you understand the motivations of lawbreakers.From the entry criminology
  • It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in.2013, Mike Myatt, "8 Tips For Leading Those Who Don’t Want to Follow", Forbes On-line Blogs, Jan. 7 2013…. From the entry weigh in

Meaning of motivation

  1. noun Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  2. noun The action of motivating.
  3. noun Something which motivates.

Full definition of motivation

Questions about the plural of motivation

What is the plural of motivation?
The plural of motivation is motivations.
Is motivation countable?
Motivation is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: motivation (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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