motivational

[moh-tuh-vey-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of or relating to motivation, a person's reason for acting in a certain way.

   The research investigated the motivational factors influencing people’s decision to volunteer with community organizations.

2. inspiring or seeking to inspire people to act in a certain way, especially so as to overcome obstacles and achieve success, happiness, etc..

   He mentors inner city youth, telling his motivational story at local schools.

   Since her diagnosis, she has become an HIV/AIDS educator, motivational speaker, and activist.

Other Word Forms

• antimotivational adjective
• nonmotivational adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of motivational¹

motivation ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

But Skipper said he wasn’t going to introduce the idea of making a bowl game as his next motivational device.

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He reads motivational books like “Extreme Ownership” and “Inner Excellence.”

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He has since won five medals at the Invictus Games and now works as a motivational speaker and for veterans' charities.

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It's a little bit of a motivational message, then he will send me a quote or something.

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“The Vampire Diaries” actor and the five-time Olympian started dating after formally meeting when both were slated to speak at a 2019 workshop organized by motivational speaker Tony Robbins.

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