"motivity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motivities [plural]
Etymology: From motive + -ity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|motive|-ity}} motive + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} motivity (countable and uncountable, plural motivities)
  1. (philosophy) The power to cause movement, especially as an inherent mental faculty. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-motivity-en-noun-jnqFdkh8 Categories (other): Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. Driving force, drive; creative power, invention. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-motivity-en-noun-z4r9f~DU
  3. (chiefly biology) Movement, mobility. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-motivity-en-noun-ZDTXIfTO Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 20 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 32 21 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 85 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: locomotion Related terms: motile, motive

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