viscerotonic

English

Etymology

Coined by WH Sheldon, from viscero- +‎ tonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɪsəɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Adjective

viscerotonic (comparative more viscerotonic, superlative most viscerotonic)

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

Noun

viscerotonic (plural viscerotonics)

1. A person with such a personality.
   • 1962, Alistair Horne, The Price of Glory, Penguin, published 1993, page 20:

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