orecticn.adj.

Brit.

/ɒˈrɛktɪk/, U.S.

/oʊˈrɛktɪk/

Forms: 1600s orectick, 1700s– orectic.

Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin orecticon, orecticus; Greek ὀρεκτικός.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin orecticon (usually in plural, orectica) medicine for the stomach stimulating appetite (1542 or earlier), use as noun of neuter of orecticus (see below); as adjective < post-classical Latin orecticus appetitive (1540 or earlier), stimulating appetite (1549 or earlier), or its etymon ancient Greek ὀρεκτικός appetitive (Aristotle), in Hellenistic Greek also stimulating appetite (Dioscorides) < ὀρεκτός stretched out, longed for ( < ὀρέγειν to stretch out, grasp after, desire, cognate with classical Latin regere to direct: see regent adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix (hence a parallel formation to classical Latin rectus , Gothic raihts : see right adj. and int.).With use as noun compare ancient Greek τὸ ὀρεκτικόν, although this denotes the impulsive or conative faculty (Aristotle).

†A. n.

A medicine for the stomach (perhaps an appetite stimulant). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xv. 357 Orecticks or Stomachicals, are Medicines appropriated to the Ventricle or Stomach.

B. adj.

1. Philosophy and Psychology. Of, relating to, or characterized by appetite or desire; appetitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective]

desirousa1420

appetitive1577

appetitualc1616

epithymetic1631

epithymetical1646

appetitious1653

desiderative1656

orectic1779

appetenta1856

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [adjective] > of or relating to desire

orectic1779

1779 Ld. Monboddo Antient Metaphysics I. ii. vii. 110 I come now to a division of the powers of the human mind... The division I mean, is into Gnostic and Orectic,..by the second, we desire or incline.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xli. 415 In the Peripatetic School..the mental modifications were divided into Gnostic or Cognitive, and Orectic or Appetent.

1881 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy (1898) V. xvi. 407 That blending of the reason with the orectic soul which we call will.

1890 M. Maher Psychol. 217 Orectic faculty..is too unfamiliar.

1947 M. M. Lewis Lang. in Society i. 20 British psychologists..have suggested the term ‘orectic’ as an equivalent of ‘affective-conative’.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 67 For, no matter which theory of the energy of personality we accept, it is inseparable from sexuality... Flügel called it orectic energy.

1995 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 55 494 As well as alethic values, such as truth, there are orectic values, which are possessed by desires, hopes, fears, etc.

2. Physiology. That stimulates physical desire or appetite; spec. = orexigenic adj. Also: of or relating to hunger or appetite for food. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > stimulating desire

orectic1890

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicines used to affect nutrition > [adjective] > stimulating the appetite

orectic1890

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 258/1 Orectic, exciting appetite.

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Orectic, exciting, or having power to excite, the appetites.

1982 Experientia 38 264 Under certain conditions cyproheptadine, which is used as an orectic agent in man, can produce anorexia.

1999 Eating & Weight Disorders 4 81 The orectic response to energy expenditure and the orectic inhibition to fat accumulation are feedback mechanisms which are impaired in obesity.

Derivatives

orecˈtivity n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > faculty of

orectivity1906

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [noun] > faculty of desire

orectivity1906

1906 S. S. Laurie Synthetica I. 161 Let us rather call it Orectivity or Conation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orectic
释义	orecticn.adj. Brit. /ɒˈrɛktɪk/, U.S. /oʊˈrɛktɪk/ Forms: 1600s orectick, 1700s– orectic. Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin orecticon, orecticus; Greek ὀρεκτικός. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin orecticon (usually in plural, orectica) medicine for the stomach stimulating appetite (1542 or earlier), use as noun of neuter of orecticus (see below); as adjective < post-classical Latin orecticus appetitive (1540 or earlier), stimulating appetite (1549 or earlier), or its etymon ancient Greek ὀρεκτικός appetitive (Aristotle), in Hellenistic Greek also stimulating appetite (Dioscorides) < ὀρεκτός stretched out, longed for ( < ὀρέγειν to stretch out, grasp after, desire, cognate with classical Latin regere to direct: see regent adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix (hence a parallel formation to classical Latin rectus , Gothic raihts : see right adj. and int.).With use as noun compare ancient Greek τὸ ὀρεκτικόν, although this denotes the impulsive or conative faculty (Aristotle). †A. n. A medicine for the stomach (perhaps an appetite stimulant). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xv. 357 Orecticks or Stomachicals, are Medicines appropriated to the Ventricle or Stomach. B. adj. 1. Philosophy and Psychology. Of, relating to, or characterized by appetite or desire; appetitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] desirousa1420 appetitive1577 appetitualc1616 epithymetic1631 epithymetical1646 appetitious1653 desiderative1656 orectic1779 appetenta1856 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [adjective] > of or relating to desire orectic1779 1779 Ld. Monboddo Antient Metaphysics I. ii. vii. 110 I come now to a division of the powers of the human mind... The division I mean, is into Gnostic and Orectic,..by the second, we desire or incline. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xli. 415 In the Peripatetic School..the mental modifications were divided into Gnostic or Cognitive, and Orectic or Appetent. 1881 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy (1898) V. xvi. 407 That blending of the reason with the orectic soul which we call will. 1890 M. Maher Psychol. 217 Orectic faculty..is too unfamiliar. 1947 M. M. Lewis Lang. in Society i. 20 British psychologists..have suggested the term ‘orectic’ as an equivalent of ‘affective-conative’. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 67 For, no matter which theory of the energy of personality we accept, it is inseparable from sexuality... Flügel called it orectic energy. 1995 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 55 494 As well as alethic values, such as truth, there are orectic values, which are possessed by desires, hopes, fears, etc. 2. Physiology. That stimulates physical desire or appetite; spec. = orexigenic adj. Also: of or relating to hunger or appetite for food. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > stimulating desire orectic1890 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicines used to affect nutrition > [adjective] > stimulating the appetite orectic1890 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 258/1 Orectic, exciting appetite. 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Orectic, exciting, or having power to excite, the appetites. 1982 Experientia 38 264 Under certain conditions cyproheptadine, which is used as an orectic agent in man, can produce anorexia. 1999 Eating & Weight Disorders 4 81 The orectic response to energy expenditure and the orectic inhibition to fat accumulation are feedback mechanisms which are impaired in obesity. Derivatives orecˈtivity n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > faculty of orectivity1906 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [noun] > faculty of desire orectivity1906 1906 S. S. Laurie Synthetica I. 161 Let us rather call it Orectivity or Conation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1671
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