"anorectic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/ Forms: more anorectic [comparative], most anorectic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{bor|en|grc|ἀνόρεκτος||without appetite}} Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), {{m|grc|ἀν-|t=without}} ἀν- (an-, “without”), {{m|grc|ὀρέγω|t=to desire}} ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} anorectic (comparative more anorectic, superlative most anorectic)
  1. Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: anorexic Translations (characterised by a lack of appetite): anorèctic [masculine] (Catalan), anorektinen (Finnish), anorektyczny (Polish), анорексический (anoreksičeskij) (Russian), anoréxico (Spanish), anorektisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-anorectic-en-adj-hHcYtfzk Disambiguation of People: 43 0 38 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 31 34 Disambiguation of 'characterised by a lack of appetite': 73 27
  2. Causing a loss of appetite.
    Sense id: en-anorectic-en-adj-7T2S4-Jq Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 31 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anorectically, nonanorectic, subanorectic

Noun

IPA: /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/ Forms: anorectics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{bor|en|grc|ἀνόρεκτος||without appetite}} Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), {{m|grc|ἀν-|t=without}} ἀν- (an-, “without”), {{m|grc|ὀρέγω|t=to desire}} ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} anorectic (plural anorectics)
  1. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic. Categories (topical): People Translations (person): anorektyk [masculine] (Polish), anorektyczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-anorectic-en-noun-xmRrNZ50 Disambiguation of People: 43 0 38 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 31 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 12 42 20 Disambiguation of 'person': 96 4
  2. A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-anorectic-en-noun-8enNlvHy Disambiguation of People: 43 0 38 19 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 31 34

Inflected forms

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