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motif

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of motif

1 a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)

the motif of mute figures standing in lonely isolation is a recurrent one in the artist's works

Synonyms of motif

content, matter, motive, question, subject, theme, topic

Words Related to motif

count, idea, point, purpose

consideration, issue, problem

body, bulk, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, fundamental, generality, gist, grist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum

bottom, essential, essentiality

affair, argument, debate

Near Antonyms of motif

aside, digression, excursion, interjection, parenthesis, tangent

2 a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)

the fabric for the upholstery features a scallop shell motif

Synonyms of motif

design, figure, motive, pattern

Words Related to motif

adornment, caparison, decoration, embellishment, frill, garnish, ornament, trim

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