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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orexis
1. appetite [n -ES] - See also: appetite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orexis
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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