Added 9 October 2026 motivating noun Categories: ActionsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about motivating at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The act of motivating; providing incentive. adjective Impelling to action. it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function Related Words: motivecausativemotivationalmotivationencourageincentiveinspiringencouragingpromptingoriginstimulatinginducing Back to today's word