Meanings
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 160Synonyms: anorexic
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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecausing loss of appetite
nouna person suffering from anorexia nervosa
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνόρεκτος“without appetite”
- Englishanorectic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan anorèctic
- anorècticcharacterised by a lack of appetite
Danish anorektisk
- anorektiskcharacterised by a lack of appetite
Finnish anorektinen
- anorektinencharacterised by a lack of appetite
Polish anorektyczny, anorektyk
- anorektycznycharacterised by a lack of appetite
- anorektykperson
- anorektyczkaperson
Russian анорексический
- анорексический (anoreksičeskij)characterised by a lack of appetite
Spanish anoréxico
- anoréxicocharacterised by a lack of appetite
Swedish anorektisk
- anorektiskcharacterised by a lack of appetite
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
anorectic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorectic
“anorectic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorectic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anorectic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorectic.
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