n. | 1. | Motive. |
2. | (Music) In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; | |
3. | (Dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated design. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | motif - a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music Synonyms: motive | |
3. | motif - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" Synonyms: theme |
Motif - The standard graphical user interface and window manager from OSF, running on the X Window System. |