motif — meaning in English
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English meaning
- consideration noun Careful thought given to something before deciding or acting.
- 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.
- pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
- trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
Senses
motif is used for these senses in English:
- grounds (legal) Basis or justification for something.
- motive (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
- motive (architecture, fine arts, music) .
- pattern A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]
- swatch A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
- trope (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
consideration — full definition
- noun Careful thought given to something before deciding or acting.
- noun Thoughtfulness and care for the needs or feelings of others.
- noun In law, something of value exchanged as part of a binding agreement.
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.