motivation

motivation
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. impulse, driving force, urge; see motive .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
incentive, enticement, reason. see motive
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something that encourages: encouragement, inspiration, stimulation. See HELP. 2. Something that causes and encourages a given response: encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus. See CAUSE. 3. A basis for an action or a decision: cause, ground (often used in plural), motive, reason, spring. See START.

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