motiu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grounds noun Reasons or justification for something.
- motif noun A recurring idea, image, or element that runs through a work of art, music, or literature.
- motive noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.
- reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
- trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
Senses
motiu is used for these senses in English:
- grounds (legal) Basis or justification for something.
- reason An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- trope (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
grounds — full definition
- noun Reasons or justification for something.
- noun The land surrounding a building, such as a garden or estate.
- noun The solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, especially coffee.
motif — full definition
- noun A recurring idea, image, or element that runs through a work of art, music, or literature.
- noun A repeated decorative shape or pattern used in design.