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Synonyms for motif
moʊˈtifmo·tif

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. motif, motivenoun

    a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

    Synonyms:
    motivation, motive, need, theme

  2. motif, motivenoun

    a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

    Synonyms:
    motivation, motive, need, theme

  3. theme, motifnoun

    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

    "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

    Synonyms:
    composition, theme, report, idea, topic, paper, musical theme, root, base, melodic theme, motive, subject, root word, stem, radical

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "motif":

    ground, reason, leitmotiv, motive

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How to use motif in a sentence?

  1. Waitress Giorgia Ponturo:

    This bar dates back to 1947, it used to be a brothel and gay hotspot, then the owner decided to adopt the phallus motif, which was an ancient Greek symbol of sexual potency and fertility, to reaffirm the virility of Sicilian men. It also brings good luck.

  2. Neil Meron:

    It really is celebratory about movies and yet it's kind of cheeky in a way, but yet it has a beautiful musical motif which... we integrate throughout the show as kind of a call-back theme.

  3. Norbert Kaethler:

    The souvenir plays on Marx's criticism of capitalism and of course the 0-euro note fits perfectly with Marx as a motif.


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