motivational

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl/ UK /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
providing motivation or encouragement to act

The coach gave a rousing motivational speech before the final.

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1 adj · providing motivation or... inspiring encouraging stimulating upliftingrousing

Opposites

demotivatingdiscouragingdispiriting

Word family

Derived forms motivationally

Related forms motivation motivate motive

Etymology

From motivation + -al; motivation from motivate, from motive, from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving, serving to move'), from movēre ('to move').

mōtīvus Latin movēre Latin

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# motivational

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl
**IPA (UK):** ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃənəl

## Meanings
1. providing motivation or encouragement to act

## Examples
- The coach gave a rousing motivational speech before the final.

## Synonyms
- inspiring
- encouraging
- stimulating
- uplifting
- rousing

## Antonyms
- demotivating
- discouraging
- dispiriting

## Derived Forms
- motivationally

## Related Forms
- motivation
- motivate
- motive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mōtīvus
- Root: movēre

## Etymology
From motivation + -al; motivation from motivate, from motive, from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving, serving to move'), from movēre ('to move').

## AI Etymology
Motivational comes from motivation + -al; motivation from motivate, from motive, from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving, serving to move'), from movēre ('to move'). The etymological trail includes Latin mōtīvus, Latin movēre. The same word family includes motivationally, motivation, motivate, motive. Its current adjective use means "providing motivation or encouragement to act".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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