Motivation

//ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "motivation" (80 found)

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8 relation types

Translations

106 translations across 57 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • motivering noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Albanian

1 entries
  • motivacion noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Arabic

2 entries
  • دافِع noun (something which motivates)
  • دَافِع noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Armenian

4 entries
  • մոտիվացիա noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • մոտիվացիա noun (reason for doing something)
  • շահագրգռություն noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • շահագրգռություն noun (reason for doing something)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • motivasiya noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • матыва́цыя noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • мотива́ция noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • основание noun (reason for doing something)
  • подбу́да noun (something which motivates)

Catalan

4 entries
  • motivació noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivació noun (action of motivating)
  • motivació noun (something which motivates)
  • motivació noun (reason for doing something)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 動機 /动机 noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • 推動力 /推动力 noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Corsican

3 entries
  • motivazione noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • mutivazione noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • mutivazioni noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Czech

1 entries
  • motivace noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Dutch

1 entries
  • motivatie noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • motivo noun (reason for doing something)

Estonian

1 entries
  • motivatsioon noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Finnish

3 entries
  • motivaatio noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivaatio noun (action of motivating)
  • motivaatio noun (reason for doing something)

French

1 entries
  • motivation noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მოტივაცია noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

German

2 entries
  • Motivation noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • Motivierung noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Greek

2 entries
  • κίνητρο noun (reason for doing something)
  • προθυμία noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מוֹטִיבַצְיָה noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अभिप्रेरण noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • प्रेरणा noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • प्रेरणा noun (something which motivates)
  • प्रेरणा noun (reason for doing something)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • motivasi noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivasi noun (reason for doing something)

Irish

3 entries
  • inspreagadh noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • siocair noun (reason for doing something)
  • spreagadh noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Italian

1 entries
  • motivazione noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Japanese

2 entries
  • モチベーション noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • 動機 noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • мотивация noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • ынта noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • ынта-жігер noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Korean

1 entries
  • 동기 noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Latvian

1 entries
  • motivācija noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • motyvacija noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • мотивација noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Malay

1 entries
  • motivasi noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Marathi

1 entries
  • स्फूर्ती noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Middle English

1 entries
  • chesoun noun (reason for doing something)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakahihikotanga noun (action of motivating)

Norman

1 entries
  • motivâtion noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • motivasjon noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • motivasjon noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Occitan

1 entries
  • motivacion noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Persian

4 entries
  • انگیزش noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • انگیزش noun (action of motivating)
  • انگیزه noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • انگیزه noun (something which motivates)

Polish

4 entries
  • motywacja noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motywacja noun (action of motivating)
  • motywacja noun (something which motivates)
  • motywacja noun (reason for doing something)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • motivação noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivação noun (something which motivates)
  • motivo noun (reason for doing something)

Romanian

2 entries
  • motivare noun (action of motivating)
  • motivație noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Russian

1 entries
  • мотива́ция noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Sardinian

2 entries
  • motivatzione noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivatzioni noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • motivácija noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivácija noun (action of motivating)
  • motivácija noun (something which motivates)
  • motivácija noun (reason for doing something)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • mutivazzioni noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Slovak

1 entries
  • motivácia noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Slovene

1 entries
  • motivacija noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Spanish

1 entries
  • motivación noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Swedish

1 entries
  • motivation noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kagnyakan noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • saganyak noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Tajik

1 entries
  • ангезиш noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Thai

1 entries
  • แรงจูงใจ noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • ṣarm noun (something which motivates)

Turkish

2 entries
  • güdü noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)
  • motivasyon noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • мотива́ція noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • motivatsiya noun (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Without motivation, nothing can be achieved.

Source: tatoeba (24971)

All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.

Source: tatoeba (65650)

What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.

Source: tatoeba (270604)

He lacks motivation.

Source: tatoeba (293191)

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