motivity

American  

[moh-tiv-i-tee] / moʊˈtɪv ɪ ti /

noun

1. the power of initiating or producing motion.

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motivity British  

/ məʊˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

1. the power of moving or of initiating motion

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Etymology

Origin of motivity

First recorded in 1680–90; motive + -ity

Example Sentences

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motivity

It is the mind in which this historical principle, this motivity which is not reason, is brought in contact with the opposing and controlling element as it had not been before.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

Thus, if only the two bodies are available for engines to work between, the motivity is the measure of the energy lost when conduction brings about equalisation of temperature.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

The single passion cannot engross the large, many-passioned, complex nature, so rich and various in motivity, so large and comprehensive in its surveys—the single passion seeks in vain to subdue it to its single end.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

Here also seemed to be an unconscious corroboration of Albert de Rochas's experiments in the "externalization of motivity," as he calls it.

From The Shadow World by Garland, Hamlin

They were appealing to a fictitious motivity, one not grounded in "the nature of things."

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton