visceral
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visceral
- /ˈvɪsəɹəl/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈvɪsəɹɫ̩] Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈvɪsɹəl/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈvɪsɹɫ̩] Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈvəsəɹəl/ New Zealand
- [ˈvəsəɹɫ̩] New Zealand
- /ˈvəsɹəl/ New Zealand
- [ˈvəsɹɫ̩] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle French viscéral (modern French viscéral), or from its etymon Medieval Latin viscerālis (“internal”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Viscerālis is derived from Latin viscera (a plural form of vīscus (“internal organ of the body”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to rotate, turn”)) + -ālis (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
cognates
* Old French visceral (Middle French viscéral, modern French viscéral)
* Italian viscerale
* Spanish visceral
adjective more visceral · most visceral
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Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
visceral remains
Similar: splanchnic · Opposite: parietal
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Of a disease: involving the viscera.
Similar: splanchnic · Opposite: parietal
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Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility.
[…] Christ sends Paracletum, in a more entire, and a more internal, and more visceral sense, a Comforter.
Similar: splanchnic · Opposite: parietal
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Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.
Our meditation of his [Jesus's] death should be more viſeral, and affect us more, becauſe it is of a thing already done.
Opposite: cerebral
- (Apparently) situated in the viscera or the interior of the body. [T]here is none good but God; there is centrical, visceral, gremial gold, goodness in the root, in the tree of goodness, God.
Similar: visceral · Opposite: intellectual
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: splanchnic, glandular, natural, intuitive, gut, inner, knee-jerk, unthinking, instinctive, emotional, deep-seated, profound, primal, innate, inborn, reflexive
adjective
Similar: visceral · Opposite: intellectual
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
| Español | visceral |
|---|---|
| Français | viscéral |
| Deutsch | viszeral |
| Русский | висцеральный visceralʹnyj, внутренностный vnutrennostnyj |
adj having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
| Español | visceral |
|---|---|
| Français | viscéral |
| Deutsch | instinktiv, intuitiv, tief sitzend, aus dem Bauch heraus, zu den Eingeweiden gehörig |
Talk about this word "visceral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/visceral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. visceral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/visceral "visceral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/visceral.Cite this
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title = {visceral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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