motivity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /moʊˈtɪvəti/ UK /məʊˈtɪvəti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the power of producing or initiating motion The engine's motivity proved sufficient to haul the heavy load. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the power of producing or... mobilitymotilitydynamismimpulse ↔ Opposites inertiastillness Word family Related forms motivemotionmotor Etymology AI details From motive + -ity; motive from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving'), from Latin movēre ('to move'). mōtīvus Latin movēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # motivity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /moʊˈtɪvəti/ **IPA (UK):** /məʊˈtɪvəti/ ## Meanings 1. the power of producing or initiating motion ## Examples - The engine's motivity proved sufficient to haul the heavy load. ## Synonyms - mobility - motility - dynamism - impulse ## Antonyms - inertia - stillness ## Related Forms - motive - motion - motor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mōtīvus - Root: movēre ## Etymology From motive + -ity; motive from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving'), from Latin movēre ('to move'). ## AI Etymology Motivity comes from motive + -ity; motive from Late Latin mōtīvus ('moving'), from Latin movēre ('to move'). The etymological trail includes Latin mōtīvus, Latin movēre. The same word family includes motive, motion, motor. Its current noun use means "the power of producing or initiating motion". ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown