viscerotonic

English

Etymology

Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- +‎ tonic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Adjective

viscerotonic (comparative more viscerotonic, superlative most viscerotonic)

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

Noun

viscerotonic (plural viscerotonics)

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