orexis
[ aw-rek-sis, oh-rek- ]
/ ɔˈrɛk sɪs, oʊˈrɛk- /
noun Psychology.
the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
Origin of orexis
1610–20; < Latin: longing, appetite < Greek
órexis desire, equivalent to
orég(ein) to desire +
-sis
-sis
OTHER WORDS FROM orexis
o·rec·tic [aw-rek-tik, oh-rek-] /ɔˈrɛk tɪk, oʊˈrɛk-/, adjectiveWords nearby orexis
oresme,
oresteia,
orestes,
orestes complex,
orexigenic,
orexis,
orf,
orfe,
orfeo ed euridice,
orff,
orfray