motif

[moʊˈtiːf]

Definition:
1. A design that consists of recurring shapes or colors.
2. A theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music.
3. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.

Use 'motif' in a sentence:

1. This wasn't nostalgia, though. It was a hip Shanghainese band plundering history for a cool new motif.
2. Or, staying with the marine motif, perhaps it could be conceived of as a majestic jellyfish.
3. American Dream is one of the most important motifs of American literature. “
4. The Judgment Method of Part Surface Waviness Based on MOTIF Parameters.
5. The motif and its patterns used in traditional products are analyzed in the paper.
6. In this absorbing movie, a central motif that allowed Oshii to present different perspectives on these weighty matters is the doll.
7. A Summary of Basic Features of the Love Motif in Female Literature.
8. So my book comes out and I start getting calls to do training and consulting in Motif.
9. The motif of the work can be interesting, but it is undeniable that the technique of this artist is from another world.
10. I mean, who needs motif, who needs a reason to kill.
11. The knowledge economy has become era motif with social development at a fantastic speed.
12. Content Service: the Real Motif for ISPs in China.
13. Let's see what happens here, just the motif, one, two, three, four, three four, one two, and then the theme.
14. Innovation and development is a motif to a new age for all time.
15. Development of graphical user interface based on embedded operation system and Motif.
16. Landscape design continues the image of the mountain motif, echoing with a large area of grass and building ramps.
17. The Foreign Source of Information on the Motif of Chinese Novels.
18. Therefore, identification of Chinese American is the motif of Chinese American literary works.
19. It becomes the motif of the interior, with the plastic wall and ceiling acting as a neutral background.
20. The Evolution of Class Mobility Motif in American Literary Works.
21. A wrasse cleans the skin of a wrought iron butterflyfish, whose black-and-white motif reminds Japanese of a samurai's kimono pattern.
22. Love is always the motif of the social life.
23. A Brief Topic on the Conception of the Motif of City Style.
24. I try to develop beyond the old motifs.
25. The Introduction and Application of the Motif Concept in the Republic of China Period.
26. The décors feature a subtle floral motif that harmonises with the bathroom design in a discrete manner.
27. "What makes me choose a motif are the lines, what I like to call the architectural context of an image," he said in 1907.
28. A motif of five archways-a tribute to the five letters of Ubico's surname-ran throughout the building.
29. Reading Marx: A Motif of Our Time and A Task of Modern Society.
30. The corn plant with its ornamental tassel and ears has been a motif of American art since prehistoric times.
31. The motif characterization and its assessment parameters are introduced;
32. What is the motif of this year?
33. Theme Motif Analysis as Applied in Chinese Folk Songs.
34. Analysis on the Cultural Motif in Studies of Novels.
35. Bayesian Testing for Multiple Motif in Biological Sequences Based on Moment Estimate.
36. The love tragedy is an important narrative motif in the novel.
37. I doubt it& no woman would use skin as a wall motif.
38. So what was the motif behind the attack?
39. A recurring motif throughout the Searchers is the open doorway; inside is the known, outside is the other.
40. A crushing setback, pluckily overcome, is a good plot motif to carry the yarn forward.
41. Image and Motif& On the Three Animal Scenes in Women in Love.
42. Language taboo makes up the central discourse of this motif mainly because of the realistic situation of language taboo.
43. I doubt it - no woman would use skin as a wall motif.
44. Love is an eternal motif in art and literature.
45. The cross motif is replicated inside the building, framing the entrance to the kitchen.
46. Motif summary of Disaster and Social Management Expert Forum 2006.
47. I am sure, a real Halloween Fan will find his favourite motif.
48. Sun has decided that the Windows classic look has grown old and nobody USES Motif anymore — at least on the typical user desktop.
49. The motif of these volumes is that 'solitude is the richness of the soul, loneliness is its poverty.'
50. Alienation is a central motif in her novels.
51. Thinking of Design Motif Source in the Western Ancient Jewellery Culture.
52. He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
53. In this context the simplicity of a geometric motif may be more apparent than real.