motive power motive-mongering • motley color · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · motive power · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the power or ability to move. Synonyms: locomotion, motivity. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · motivation · · Synonym 1 motive · · Synonym 2 need · · Synonym 3 motif · · Synonym 4 motor · · Synonym 5 motivative · · Synonym 6 motivating · · Synonym 7 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076 w latin small letter w U+0077