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"MOTIVATIONS" is a plural of: motivation. |
Date "MOTIVATIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The most compelling inner determinants of human behavior; also called drives, urges, impulses, needs, wants, tensions, and willful cravings. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: MOTIVATIONS |
| Specialty definitions using "MOTIVATIONS": Psychoanalytic Theory. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Motivations and Morale (1965) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A sensitive sexual history, including expectations and motivations, should be obtained from the patient (and sexual partner whenever possible) in an interview conducted by an interested physician or another specially trained professional. (references) | |
Economic History | Guatemala | Law enforcement authorities believe they are common criminals falsely claiming political motivations. (references) |
Human Rights | Somalia | There were no reported injuries in either of the attacks, and the motivations remained unclear at year's end. (references) |
Nicaragua | However, law enforcement groups, human rights organizations, and political analysts described the political motivations as tenuous and stated that most of these actions were purely criminal in nature. (references) | |
Political Economy | UNITED KINGDOM | Unions do not have immunity from prosecution for secondary strikes or for actions with suspected political motivations. (references) |
Political Rights | Peru | However, some individuals associated with President Fujimori have faced investigations under circumstances that suggest political motivations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "MOTIVATIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MOTIVATIONS" is used about 237 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 237 | 19,467 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "MOTIVATIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | Motivierungen. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otivationsmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | motivações. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "MOTIVATIONS": remotivations. (additional references) | |
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"MOTIVATIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: motavation, motivaion, motivationa, motiveation, motivtion, motovation, motvation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MOTIVATIONS" (pronounced mō'tuvā"shunz) |
| 7 | -u v ā" sh u n z | deprivations, elevations, excavations, innovations. |
| 6 | -v ā" sh u n z | observations, ovations, privations, reservations. |
| 5 | -ā" sh u n z | abbreviations, aberrations, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, adaptations, administrations, affiliations, affirmations, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, appellations, applications, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, associations, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, carnations, castrations, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, collaborations, combinations, commemorations, communications, compensations, compilations, complications, computations, concentrations, condemnations, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, consultations, conversations, cooperations, corporations, correlations, creations, crustaceans, dalmatians, decapitations, declarations, decorations, degradations, delegations, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, deportations, depreciations, depredations, desecrations, designations, destinations, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, discolorations, dislocations, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, educations, eliminations, emanations, emigrations, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, exacerbations, exaggerations, examinations, exclamations, exhortations, expectations, expirations, explanations, explorations, expropriations, fabrications, federations, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, frustrations, generalizations, generations, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, implications, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, infestations, informations, inoculations, insinuations, inspirations, installations, integrations, interpretations, interrogations, intimations, inundations, investigations, invitations, irritations, justifications, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, machinations, magnifications, malformations, manifestations, manipulations, medications, meditations, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, miscreations, misrepresentations, mobilizations, modifications, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, obligations, occupations, operations, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, palpitations, participations, patients, perforations, permutations, perturbations, plantations, pontifications, populations, preoccupations, preparations, presentations, privatizations, proclamations, prognostications, pronunciations, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, realizations, recapitalizations, recitations, recommendations, reconciliations, recriminations, registrations, regulations, rehabilitations, relations, relocations, renegotiations, reorganizations, reparations, representations, reputations, resignations, restorations, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, rotations, ruminations, sensations, separations, simulations, situations, solicitations, specifications, speculations, stations, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, summations, syndications, tabulations, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, transformations, translations, tribulations, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abductions, abortions, abstractions, academicians, acquisitions, actions, addictions, additions, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, afflictions, aggressions, ambitions, ammunitions, apparitions, apprehensions, assertions, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, captions, cautions, clinicians, coalitions, collections, commissions, competitions, completions, complexions, compositions, compulsions, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, conditions, confections, confessions, conjunctions, connections, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, convictions, convulsions, corrections, corruptions, cushions, deceptions, deductions, defections, definitions, deletions, demotions, depictions, depositions, depressions, descriptions, desertions, detentions, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discussions, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, editions, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elocutions, emissions, emotions, erections, eruptions, evictions, exactions, exceptions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, expansions, expeditions, expositions, expressions, expulsions, extensions, extractions, factions, fashions, fictions, fractions, frictions, functions, geriatricians, imperfections, impressions, indiscretions, infections, inflections, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, inscriptions, inspections, institutions, instructions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interruptions, intersections, introductions, inventions, jurisdictions, juxtapositions, lotions, magicians, malfunctions, martians, mathematicians, mentions, misconceptions, misperceptions, missions, motions, munitions, musicians, notions, objections, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, oceans, omissions, oppressions, opticians, options, partitions, passions, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, permissions, petitions, physicians, politicians, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, prescriptions, presumptions, pretensions, processions, productions, professions, prohibitions, projections, promotions, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, rations, reactions, receptions, recessions, recollections, reconstructions, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regressions, rejections, remissions, renditions, renovations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, repressions, reproductions, resolutions, restrictions, revolutions, rhetoricians, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sessions, solutions, statisticians, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, tacticians, technicians, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transgressions, transitions, transmissions, tuitions, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-m-n-o-o-s-t-t-v" | |
-1 letter: motivation. | |
-3 letters: amotions, nativism, nativist, ostinati, ostinato, ottomans, ovations, stotinov, titanism, visitant, vitamins. | |
-4 letters: amotion, animist, atomist, intimas, manitos, mattins, motions, ottoman, ovation, santimi, station, titians, vitamin, vomitos. | |
-5 letters: amnios, animis, avions, inmost, intima, isatin, manito, mantis, matins, mattin, mavins, monist, motion, mottos, otitis, saimin, simian, simoon, stotin, taints, tanist, titans, titian, titman, tomans. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-m-n-o-o-s-t-t-v" | |
+2 letters: remotivations. | |
+3 letters: overestimation. | |
+4 letters: overestimations, overstimulation. | |
+5 letters: antievolutionism, overstimulations. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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