motif
31motif — mo|tif [məuˈti:f US mou ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Old French; MOTIVE1] 1.) an idea, subject, or image that is regularly repeated and developed in a book, film, work of art etc ▪ The theme of creation is a recurrent motif in Celtic… …
32motif — noun (C) 1 an idea, subject, or pattern that is regularly repeated and developed in a book, film, work of art etc: The theme of creation is a recurrent motif in Celtic mythology. 2 a small picture or pattern used to decorate something plain: a… …
33motif — noun 1) a colourful tulip motif Syn: design, pattern, decoration, figure, shape, device, emblem 2) a recurring motif in Pinter s work Syn: theme, idea, concept, subject …
34motif — noun Etymology: French, motive, motif, from Middle French more at motive Date: 1848 1. a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts); especially a dominant idea or central theme 2. a single or repeated design or color • motific… …
35motif — /moh teef /, n. 1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work. 2. a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. 3. a dominant idea or feature: the… …
36motif — noun /məʊˈtiːf/ a) A recurring or dominant element; a theme. See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work? b) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work See Also: motive …
37motif — mo·tif mō tēf n a distinctive usu. recurrent molecular sequence (as of amino acids or base pairs) or structural elements (as of secondary protein structures) <a simple protein motif consisting of two alpha helices> * * * mo·tif (mo… …
38motif — See motive, motif, incentive …
39motif — Synonyms and related words: action, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, atmosphere, background, background detail, basis, beading, binding, bordering, bordure, burden, case, catastrophe, chapter, characterization, color,… …
40motif — hyperémotif locomotif motif émotif …
