Viscerotonic

//ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person with such a personality.

    "Joffre was a true viscerotonic, and this was the source of his principal strengths and weaknesses."

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

Example

More examples

"Joffre was a true viscerotonic, and this was the source of his principal strengths and weaknesses."

Etymology

Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- + tonic.

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