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 Words From

• an·ti·mo·ti·va·tion·al adjective
• non·mo·ti·va·tion·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of motivational¹

motivation ( def ) + -al ¹( def )

Example Sentences

A teen with autism lost motivation for his walks to the post office.

From Washington Post

To some of the founders of these firms, the motivation comes from personal experiences.

From Ozy

Coach had us get on a Zoom call for a team meeting where he said that he didn’t want us sitting around and losing motivation to train.

From Outside Online

Whatever their political affiliation or motivation, all of these Americans are doing the work of democracy, and this deserves our attention and appreciation.

From Washington Post

Whatever their motivation, the founders of Bourbaki began to write.

From Quanta Magazine

LeGrand went on to write two books, become a motivational speaker, and finish his Rutgers degree via Skype.

From The Daily Beast

Canadian curler Cheryl Bernard wrote a book about curling and is a motivational speaker.

From The Daily Beast

My final new year, new experience is a 2-day motivational course called The Life Event.

From The Daily Beast

There have definitely been a few lyrics that have been interpreted by our fans as being something super motivational.

From The Daily Beast

On Thursday Steenkamp was scheduled to give a motivational speech to students in Johannesburg.

From The Daily Beast

It has deprived the groups of their cohesion and the individual of his motivational drive.

From Project Gutenberg

Why don't all of you shoo—I want to do a little survey in depth here—a little motivational work.

From Project Gutenberg

Fancy packaging designed by some of the most competent commercial artists and motivational research men in the country.

From Project Gutenberg