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visceral
English
Etymology
From Middle French viscéral, from Latin viscera, plural of viscus (“any internal organ of the body”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?s???l/
Adjective
visceral (comparative more visceral, superlative most visceral)
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of the body.
- Synonym: splanchnic
- Antonym: parietal
- 1875, Charles Darwin, Insectivorous Plants, ch. 6:
- Some areolar tissue free from elastic tissue was next procured from the visceral cavity of a toad.
- 1914, Arthur B. Reeve, The Dream Doctor, ch. 22 The X-Ray "Movies":
- "I can focus the X-rays first on the screen by means of a special quartz objective which I have devised. Then I take the pictures. Here, you see, are the lungs in slow or rapid respiration. There is the rhythmically beating heart, distinctly pulsating in perfect outline. There is the liver, moving up and down with the diaphragm, the intestines, and the stomach. You can see the bones moving with the limbs, as well as the inner visceral life."
- Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:visceral
- Antonym: cerebral
- 1630, John Donne, "Death's Duel":
- Our meditation of his death should be more visceral, and affect us more, because it is of a thing already done.
- 1915, H. G. Wells, The Research Magnificent, Prelude – On Fear and Aristocracy:
- [T]he discretion of an aristocrat is in his head, a tactical detail, it has nothing to do with this visceral sinking, this ebb in the nerves.
- 1964 July 3, "Books: Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan," Time:
- Television and other "electric media" are oral-auditory, tactile, visceral, and involve the individual almost without volition.
- 2011 Feb. 17, Ann Hulbert, "Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates’s Widow’s Lament," New York Times (retrieved 10 Aug. 2011):
- At its visceral core, grief is a stress response.
- (figuratively, obsolete) Having deep sensibility.
- 1640, Edward Reynolds, A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man
- Love is of all other the inmost and most visceral affection; and therefore called, by the apostle, 'bowels of love.'
- 1640, Edward Reynolds, A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man
Derived terms
- paravisceral
- supravisceral
- visceral pleura
- viscerally
Related terms
- eviscerate
- viscera
Translations
See also
- gut feeling
- gut reaction
Further reading
- visceral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- visceral at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- calivers, cavilers, claviers, servical
Catalan
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
visceral (masculine and feminine plural viscerals)
- visceral
Related terms
- víscera
Further reading
- “visceral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “visceral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “visceral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “visceral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Adjective
visceral m or f (plural viscerais, comparable)
- visceral
Related terms
- víscera
Further reading
- “visceral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French viscéral
Adjective
visceral m or n (feminine singular visceral?, masculine plural viscerali, feminine and neuter plural viscerale)
- visceral
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From víscera.
Adjective
visceral (plural viscerales)
- visceral
Further reading
- “visceral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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visible
English
Etymology
From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision.
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?z'?-b?l, IPA(key): /?v?z?b(?)l/
- Rhymes: -?b?l
Adjective
visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)
- Able to be seen.
- Synonym: apparent
- Antonyms: hidden, invisible
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- visible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- visible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Asturian
Adjective
visible (epicene, plural visibles)
- visible (able to be seen)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin v?sibilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vi?zi.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi?zi.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vi?zi.ble/
Adjective
visible (masculine and feminine plural visibles)
- visible
- Antonym: invisible
Derived terms
- visiblement
Related terms
- visibilitat
Further reading
- “visible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Latin visibilis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.zibl/
Adjective
visible (plural visibles)
- visible
Derived terms
- partie visible de l'iceberg
- visiblement
Further reading
- “visible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- visíbel
Adjective
visible m or f (plural visibles)
- visible
Antonyms
- invisible
Derived terms
- visiblemente
Related terms
- visibilidade
Old French
Etymology
Late 12th century, borrowed from Latin visibilis.
Adjective
visible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular visible)
- visible (able to be seen)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin v?sibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin v?sus, perfect passive participle of vide? (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?sible/, [bi?si.??le]
Adjective
visible (plural visibles)
- visible
- Antonym: invisible
Related terms
visible From the web:
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