ideomotor

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adjective

Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveideomotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

    Synonyms: ideokinetic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)
  4. Englishideo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  7. Proto-Italic*moweō
  8. Latinmoveō
  9. Latinmōtor
  10. Middle Englishmotour
  11. Englishmotor
  12. Englishideomotor

From ideo- + motor.

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Translations

Italian ideomotorio
  • ideomotorioTranslations
Russian идеомоторный
  • идеомоторный (ideomotornyj)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

ideomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideomotor

MLA

“ideomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideomotor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ideomotor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideomotor.

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