motive vs pattern

pattern vs motive

motive and pattern both are nouns.

motive is an adjective but pattern is not an adjective.

motive is not a verb while pattern is a verb.

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

As nouns, pattern is a hypernym of motive; that is, pattern is a word with a broader meaning than motive:

motive: a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
pattern: a decorative or artistic work

Other hypernyms of motive include design, figure.

motive (noun)	pattern (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	a customary way of operation or behavior
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration	a decorative or artistic work
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music	a perceptual structure
	a model considered worthy of imitation
	something intended as a guide for making something else
	something regarded as a normative example
	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
	the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

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

motive (verb)	pattern (verb)
	plan or create according to a model or models
	form a pattern

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