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1. motif
noun. ['moʊˈtiːf'] a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration.
Synonyms
- design
- figure
- motive
Antonyms
- misconception
- noncausative
- inactivity
- disagree
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Words that Rhyme with Motif
- disbelief
- bas-relief
- vancleef
- mccleaf
- debrief
- salif
- relief
- matif
- massif
- hafif
- belief
- stief
- sharif
- saif
- okeeffe
- o'keeffe
- okeefe
- o'keefe
- grief
- greiff
- greif
- grefe
- graeff
- graefe
- graef
- brief
- thief
- sheaf
- seife
- seif
Example sentences of the word motif
1. Noun, singular or mass
Some patterns have only one motif while others have five or six.
2. motif
noun. ['moʊˈtiːf'] a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.
Synonyms
- idea
- topos
- theme
Antonyms
- divide
- multiply
- integrate
- differentiate
3. motif
noun. ['moʊˈtiːf'] a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music.
Synonyms
- musical theme
- idea
- theme
- obligato
- obbligato
- motive
Antonyms
- subtract
- majority
- minority
- ground