anorectic
/ænəˈɹɛktɪk/
anorectic adjective: characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
Adjective
anorectic (comparative more anorectic, superlative most anorectic)
- Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
- […]cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new anorectic chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy.2004, Martin Torgoff, “White Light, White Heat”, in Can’t Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945–2000, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 160
- Synonyms:
- anorexic
- Causing a loss of appetite.
- anorectic agents
- anorectic drugs
Noun
anorectic (plural anorectics)
- A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
- A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
- stimulants and anorectics
anorectic meaning in Tamil
anorectic in Tamil
- பசிக்குறைப்பி, பசிதணிப்பி, பசியடக்கி
Synonyms of anorectic
Forms of anorectic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more anorectic |
| superlative | most anorectic |
| Noun | |
| plural | anorectics |
Origin of anorectic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.
Words formed from anorectic
Words that rhyme with anorectic
- symplectic
- apoplectic
- dialectic
- hectic
- smectic
- analectic
- catalectic
- eclectic
- eutectic
- monolectic
- pectic
- plectic
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- polylectic
- syntectic
- acatalectic
- acathectic
- anatectic
- antiapoplectic
- anticachectic
- anticataplectic
- anticathectic
- antiplectic
- brachycatalectic
- cachectic
- cataplectic
- catatectic
- cathectic
- cosymplectic
- cotectic
- countercathectic
- demodectic
- diaplectic
- dicatalectic
- dyslectic
- dystectic
- ecolectic
- ephectic
- hyosymplectic
- hypercatalectic
- hypereutectic
- hypoeutectic
- ideolectic
- idiolectic
- karyorrhectic
- lectic
- metaplectic
- metatectic
- methectic
- metriplectic
- monotectic
- multisymplectic
- nektic
- nondialectic
- noneclectic
- nonsymplectic
- oligolectic
- orectic
- orthosymplectic
- paraplectic
- periplectic
Questions about anorectic
- What does anorectic mean?
- Anorectic means characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
- What is anorectic in Tamil?
- Anorectic in Tamil is பசிக்குறைப்பி, பசிதணிப்பி, பசியடக்கி. See Anorectic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anorectic?
- Anorectic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce anorectic?
- Anorectic is pronounced /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/.
Words near anorectic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anorectic (page history and authors); anorectic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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