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viscerotonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Etymology

Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- + tonic.

Meanings

  1. Designating a personality type characterised as sociable, easy-going, and comfort-seeking.

Forms

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more viscerotonic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most viscerotonic Degree=Sup lexicographic

viscerotonic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Etymology

Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- + tonic.

Meanings

  1. A person with such a personality.
    • Joffre was a true viscerotonic, and this was the source of his principal strengths and weaknesses. 1962, Alistair Horne, The Price of Glory, Penguin, published 1993, page 20:

Forms

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viscerotonics Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

cerebrotonic · somatotonic