viscerotonic

adj, noun — 2 senses

viscerotonic

adj

/ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Etymology Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- + tonic.

1

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

viscerotonic

noun

Etymology Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- + tonic.

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:

Related terms: somatotonic, cerebrotonic

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