Definitions for orexis
orexis
o·rex·is
Spelling: [aw-rek-sis, oh-rek-]
IPA: /ɔˈrɛk sɪs, oʊˈrɛk-/
Orexis is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 82 anagrams from letters in orexis (eiorsx).
Definitions for orexis
noun
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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