(mo-tif) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a distinct formal unit such as a design theme or musical phrase that may repeat in dominate characterize or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic

Example Sentence

I really liked the wallpaper motif.

Synonyms

pattern; theme; concept; design

Antonyms

without a theme

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

motif
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • beef
  • brief
  • chief
  • fief
  • graef
  • graefe
  • graeff
  • grefe
  • greif
  • greiff
  • grief
  • keef
  • keefe
  • keeffe
  • kief
  • knief
  • leaf
  • leif
  • lief
  • naef
  • neef
  • reef
  • reif
  • reiff
  • rief
  • seif
  • seife
  • sheaf
  • stief
  • thief

  • belief
  • debrief
  • hafif
  • massif
  • matif
  • mccleaf
  • motif
  • o'keefe
  • o'keeffe
  • relief
  • saif
  • sharif
  • vancleef

  • bas-relief
  • disbelief