Word Type

Noun

The word "motif" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

BACH motif antimotif biomotif intermotif minimotif motifeme motific motifless motivic network motif pseudomotif submotif supermotif

Context

biochemistry chess crystallography dressmaking music

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

design figure idea melodic theme musical theme pattern theme thought

Type Of (IsA)

design theme

Related Terms

leitmotif motify motive phosphomotif

Related Terms

appliqué atom design dominant element figure lace lattice molecule motive move passage pattern phosphomotif recurring stipulation theme trimming velvet why

Synonym Network

theme

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.