orexis

[ aw-rek-sis, oh-rek- ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.

Other Words From

• o·rec·tic [aw-, rek, -tik, oh-, rek, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of orexis¹

1610–20; < Latin: longing, appetite < Greek órexis desire, equivalent to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -sis