visceral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Antonyms 1.2.4 External links 1.3 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Historically having to do with the spleen, and related parts of the body (viscera) which at times were felt to be active in this sort of intuitive feeling.

[edit] Adjective

visceral (comparative more visceral, superlative most visceral)

1. Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking. Often described as intuition; cf. gut feeling, gut reaction.

[edit] Derived terms

• visceral pleura

[edit] Related terms

• eviscerate
• viscera

[edit] Antonyms

• cerebral

[edit] External links

• visceral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• visceral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aceilrsv
• cavilers
• claviers

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

visceral m. and f. (plural viscerales)

1. visceral