motivity
[ moh-tiv-i-tee ]
/ moʊˈtɪv ɪ ti /
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noun
the power of initiating or producing motion.
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Example sentences from the Web for motivity
They were appealing to a fictitious motivity, one not grounded in "the nature of things."
The Approach to Philosophy|Ralph Barton PerryThe whole useful work obtained in this way was called by Thomson the motivity of the system.
Lord Kelvin|Andrew GrayAnd the motivity of sex is subsidiary to this: often directly antagonistic.
Fantasia of the Unconscious|D. H. LawrenceIs it connected with the phenomena of exteriorization of sensitivity or motivity?
The Problems of Psychical Research|Hereward Carrington
British Dictionary definitions for motivity
motivity
/ (məʊˈtɪvɪtɪ) /
noun
the power of moving or of initiating motion
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