Synonyms: need, motivation, motive
Definition: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Usage: we did not understand his motivation; he acted with the best of motives
Similar words: psychological feature
Definition: a feature of the mental life of a living organism
Definition: anything that is necessary but lacking
Usage: he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs; I tried to supply his wants
Similar words: necessary, necessity, essential, requirement, requisite
Definition: anything indispensable
Usage: food and shelter are necessities of life; the essentials of the good life; allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions; a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
Definition: a condition requiring relief
Usage: she satisfied his need for affection; God has no need of men to accomplish His work; there is a demand for jobs
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization, penury
Definition: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Usage: their indigence appalled him; a general state of need exists among the homeless
Similar words: poverty, poorness, impoverishment
Definition: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Definition: have need of
Usage: This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer