motifs

Meaning of motifs

noun
  1. A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
    See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
  2. A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
  3. A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
  4. A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
  5. The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
  6. A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
  7. In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

Information about motifs

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of motifs is: motif.
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Hyphenation of motifs

mo-tifs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • motifs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with motifs

fixatifs, metifs, aparitifs, aperitifs, positifs, leitmotifs, digestifs

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