motivational

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UK/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃə.nəl/US/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃ(ə.)nəl/US[ˈmoʊ.ɾə.veɪ.ʃ(ə.)nəl]

adjective

Tending or intended to motivate.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English motivation ← Middle English motif →
CommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivemotivational (comparative more motivational, superlative most motivational)

comparative more motivational · superlative most motivational

  1. Tending or intended to motivate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inspirational

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanmotif
  2. Middle Frenchmotif
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*moweō
  6. Latinmoveō
  7. Latinmōtus
  8. Late Latinmōtīvum
  9. Middle Englishmotif
  10. Englishmotive
  11. Englishmotivation
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishmotivational

From motivation + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian мотивационен
  • мотивационен (motivacionen)tending or intended to motivate
Chinese Cantonese 勵志 /励志
  • 勵志 /励志 (lai⁶ zi³)tending or intended to motivate
Chinese Mandarin 勵志 /励志
  • 勵志 /励志 (lìzhì)tending or intended to motivate
Czech motivační
  • motivačnítending or intended to motivate
Finnish motivoiva, ryhdistävä
  • motivoivatending or intended to motivate
  • ryhdistävätending or intended to motivate
  • innostavatending or intended to motivate
French incitatif, motivationnel
  • incitatiftending or intended to motivate
  • motivationneltending or intended to motivate
German anregend, anspornend
  • anregendtending or intended to motivate
  • anspornendtending or intended to motivate
  • motivierendtending or intended to motivate
  • ermutigendtending or intended to motivate
Hindi प्रेरक
  • प्रेरक (prerak)tending or intended to motivate
Hungarian motivációs
  • motivációstending or intended to motivate
Italian motivazionale, pulsionale
  • motivazionaletending or intended to motivate
  • pulsionaletending or intended to motivate
Japanese 動機付けの
  • 動機付けの (dōkidzuke no)tending or intended to motivate
Persian برانگیزشی
  • برانگیزشی (barângizeši)tending or intended to motivate
Polish motywacyjny
  • motywacyjnytending or intended to motivate
Portuguese motivacional
  • motivacionaltending or intended to motivate
Romanian motivațional
  • motivaționaltending or intended to motivate
Russian мотивацио́нный, мотивиро́вочный
  • мотивацио́нный (motivaciónnyj)tending or intended to motivate
  • мотивиро́вочный (motiviróvočnyj)tending or intended to motivate
Slovak motivačný
  • motivačnýtending or intended to motivate
Spanish motivacional
  • motivacionaltending or intended to motivate
Swedish motiverande
  • motiverandetending or intended to motivate
Turkish güdüsel
  • güdüseltending or intended to motivate
Ukrainian мотиваці́йний
  • мотиваці́йний (motyvacíjnyj)tending or intended to motivate
Cite this entry
APA

motivational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivational

MLA

“motivational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivational. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motivational,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivational.

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