Meanings
adjectiveamotivational (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesRelating to, or characterised by, a lack of motivation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Anglo-Normanmotif
- Middle Frenchmotif
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōtus
- Late Latinmōtīvum
- Middle Englishmotif
- Englishmotive
- Englishmotivation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmotivational
- Englishamotivational
From a- + motivational.
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amotivational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amotivational
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“amotivational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amotivational. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amotivational,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amotivational.
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