motive vs impulse

impulse vs motive

motive and impulse both are nouns.

motive is an adjective but impulse is not an adjective.

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

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

motive: 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
impulse: an instinctive motive

Other hyponyms of motive include life, rational motive, irrational motive, urge, ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals, mental energy, psychic energy.

motive (noun)	impulse (noun)
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	the act of applying force suddenly
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration	an impelling force or strength
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music	the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
	a sudden desire
	an instinctive motive

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

Difference between motive and impulse

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