ALL meanings of motif
mo·tif
M m - noun motif a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work. 1
- noun motif a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. 1
- noun motif a dominant idea or feature: the profit motif of free enterprise. 1
- noun motif A decorative design or pattern. 1
- noun motif design: repeated pattern 1
- noun motif music: recurring theme 1
- noun motif central idea 1
- noun Definition of motif in Technology The standard graphical user interface and window manager from OSF, running on the X Window System. 1
- countable noun motif A motif is a design which is used as a decoration or as part of an artistic pattern. 0
- countable noun motif A motif is a theme or idea that is frequently repeated throughout a piece of literature or music. 0
- noun motif a distinctive idea, esp a theme elaborated on in a piece of music, literature, etc 0
- noun motif a recurring form or shape in a design or pattern 0
- noun motif a single added piece of decoration, such as a symbol or name on a jumper, sweatshirt, etc 0
- noun motif a main element, idea, feature, etc. 0
- noun motif a main theme or subject to be elaborated on or developed, as in a piece of music, a book, etc. 0
- noun motif a repeated figure in a design 0
- noun motif motive (sense 1) 0