| wayward | | |
| adj. | 1. contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward | resistant to guidance or discipline.; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" |
| ~ disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority.; "disobedient children" |
| motive | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. motivation, motive, need | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" |
| ~ psychological feature | a feature of the mental life of a living organism. |
| ~ life | a motive for living.; "pottery was his life" |
| ~ rational motive | a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument. |
| ~ irrational motive | a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic. |
| ~ impulse, urge | an instinctive motive.; "profound religious impulses" |
| ~ ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. |
| ~ mental energy, psychic energy | an actuating force or factor. |
| n. (communication) | 2. motif, motive | a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ obbligato, obligato | a persistent but subordinate motif. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. motif, motive | a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. |
| ~ pattern, design, figure | a decorative or artistic work.; "the coach had a design on the doors" |
| adj. | 4. motive, motor | causing or able to cause motion.; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" |
| ~ causative | producing an effect.; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" |
| adj. | 5. motivating, motivative, motive | impelling to action.; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" |
| ~ causative | producing an effect.; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" |
| purpose | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ idea, mind | your intention; what you intend to do.; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" |
| ~ cross-purpose | a contrary aim.; "at cross-purposes" |
| ~ final cause | (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process. |
| ~ sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ view | purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'.; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it" |
| ~ will | a fixed and persistent intent or purpose.; "where there's a will there's a way" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. function, purpose, role, use | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| ~ usefulness, utility | the quality of being of practical use. |
| ~ raison d'etre | the purpose that justifies a thing's existence. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. determination, purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" |
| ~ firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution | the trait of being resolute.; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" |
| ~ doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity, persistence | persistent determination. |
| ~ indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness | tireless determination. |
| ~ industriousness, diligence, industry | persevering determination to perform a task.; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. aim, propose, purport, purpose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| ~ intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. purpose, resolve | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
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