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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•rec•tic (ô rek′tik, ō rek′-),USA pronunciation adj. Philos.- Philosophyof or pertaining to desire;
appetitive.
- Greek orektikós appetitive, equivalent. to orekt(ós) stretched out, longed for (derivative of orégein to grasp for, desire) + -ikos -ic
- 1665–75
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•rex•is (ô rek′sis, ō rek′-),USA pronunciation n. Psychol.- Psychologythe affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- Greek órexis desire, equivalent. to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -sis
- Latin: longing, appetite
- 1610–20
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