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/əˈɹɛksɪs/ · noun
(psychology) The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite..
A sweet orexis 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.
Use orexis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orexis means (psychology) The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A sweet orexis 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.
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