Gratuitous motif Synonyms

Definitions for Gratuitous


  • (adjective) not costing or charging anything
  • (adjective) not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
  • (adjective) unnecessary and unwarranted

Definitions for Motif


  • (noun) a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition )
  • (noun) a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric )
  • (noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work