motive vs motivating

motive and motivating both are nouns.

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

As adjectives, motive and motivating are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of motive include motivative.

motive (noun)	motivating (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 motivating; providing incentive
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

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