Feminine
drijfveer
Meaning
incentive, motivation, mainspring (something, usually physical, that motivates)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Motiv
mola
ressortFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdrɛi̯.feːr/
Etymology
From drijven (“to drive, move”) + veer (“spring”), possibly calque of German Triebfeder. From the second half of the 18th century.
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