Definitions for visceralˈvɪs ər əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vis•cer•alˈvɪs ər əl(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or affecting the viscera.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect:
a visceral reaction.
characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy.
Origin of visceral:
1565–75; < ML
vis′cer•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
visceral, splanchnic(adj)
relating to or affecting the viscera
"visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve"
intuitive, nonrational, visceral(adj)
obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Wiktionary
visceral(Adjective)
Of or relating to the viscerau2014internal organs of the body; splanchnic.
visceral(Adjective)
Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.
Webster Dictionary
Visceral(adj)
of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic
Visceral(adj)
fig.: Having deep sensibility
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