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noun (orex, es)
- (psychology) The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite.
- 1974: A sweet rising in his cock, a blush of fever mixing tickles in his balls, Adriaan slid his briefs off and began to lay out the makings for supper. " Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
Etymology: From orexisLatin, orexis < Ancient Greek á "desire" < á "I reach, stretch"
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