plural of motivity

motivating; serving to motivate / (grammar) In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case.

(grammar) The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of".

(music) In accordance with, or by means of, a motif.

plural of by-motive

(archaic) Ability to move; mobility.

Motivated to achieve something due to one's own interest.

plural of motivated reasoning

The phenomenon of seeking out rational arguments in favor of a conclusion already reached for non-rational (chiefly emotional) reasons.

(sometimes figuratively) The power that enables something to move. / (rail transport, collectively) The locomotives that operate on a railway.