Definition of Orexis

1. Noun. (psychology) The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite. ¹

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Definition of Orexis

1. appetite [n -ES] - See also: appetite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orexis

oreoselin
oreosoma
ores
oreshoot
oreshoots
oreweed
oreweeds
orewood
orewoods
orexes
orexia
orexigenic
orexin
orexinergic
orexins
orexis (current term)
orexises
orf
orf virus
orfe
orfeome
orfes
orfray
orfrays
orfs
orful
org
org chart
orgal

Literary usage of Orexis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Juvenal by Juvenal, Henry Parks Wright (1901)
"orexis, keen appetite. 128. vires, strength, tone. — illis : ie divitibus. Table legs of silver are now as commonplace as iron finger rings, which were worn ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... lechery, orexis, voraciousness. Antonyms: see AVERSION. 2. desideratum; spec, hope, passion, ..."

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