English Online Dictionary. What means motivation? What does motivation mean?
English
Etymology
From French motivation. Morphologically motivate + -ion
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
motivation (plural motivations)
- Willingness of action especially in behavior.
- The action of motivating.
- Something which motivates.
- An incentive or reason for doing something.
- (advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
Derived terms
- intrinsic motivation
- extrinsic motivation
- letter of motivation
- unmotivation
Translations
References
- (advertising, research rating that measures how a commercial affect consumer intention): The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005
Danish
Etymology
From French motivation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /motivasjoːn/, [motˢivaˈɕoːˀn]
Noun
motivation c (singular definite motivationen, plural indefinite motivationer)
- motivation
- incentive
Inflection
Synonyms
- motivering
Related terms
- motiv
- motivere
- motiveret
Further reading
- motivation on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
From motiver + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.ti.va.sjɔ̃/
Noun
motivation f (plural motivations)
- motivation
Derived terms
- lettre de motivation
Further reading
- “motivation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Etymology
From French motivation.
Noun
motivation c
- motivation (drive, something that motivates, etc.)
Declension
Related terms
- motivera
References
- motivation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- motivation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- motivation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)