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motifs

noun , plural of motif

Synonyms and Antonyms of motifs

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 motifs

contents, matters, motives, questions, subjects, themes, topics

Words Related to motifs

subject matters

counts, ideas, points, purposes

considerations, issues, problems

bodies, bulks, burdens, centerpieces, cores, cruxes (also cruces), essences, fundamentals, generalities, gists, grists, hearts, kernels, keynotes, mains, marrows, masses, nets, nubs, nubbins, nuclei (also nucleuses), piths, pivots, purports, quicks, staples, substances, sums

bottoms, essentials, essentialities

affairs, arguments, debates

Near Antonyms of motifs

asides, digressions, excursions, interjections, parentheses, tangents

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 motifs

designs, figures, motives, patterns

Words Related to motifs

adornments, caparisons, decorations, embellishments, frills, garnishes, ornaments, trims

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