idea vs motive

idea and motive both are nouns.

idea is not an adjective while motive is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idea	Yes	No	No	No
motive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, motive is a hyponym of idea; that is, motive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idea:

idea: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
motive: a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

Other hyponyms of idea include motif, statement, variation.

idea (noun)	motive (noun)
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
your intention; what you intend to do	a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth	a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
a personal view
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition

idea (adjective)	motive (adjective)
	causing or able to cause motion
	impelling to action

Difference between idea and motive

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