adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
visceral remains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splanchnic
Antonyms: parietal
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
Of a disease: involving the viscera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splanchnic
Antonyms: parietal
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splanchnic
Antonyms: parietal
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adj
Meaning 4
Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cerebral
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adj
Meaning 5
(Apparently) situated in the viscera or the interior of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or affecting the viscera
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
visceral bleeding
a splanchnic nerve
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splanchnic
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intuitive, nonrational
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French viscéral (modern French viscéral), or from its etymon Medieval Latin viscerālis (“internal”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Viscerālis is derived from Latin viscera (a plural form of vīscus (“internal organ of the body”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to rotate, turn”)) + -ālis (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). cognates * Old French visceral (Middle French viscéral, modern French viscéral) * Italian viscerale * Spanish visceral
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
vnitřní
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Czech:
útrobní
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Dutch:
visceraal
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Finnish:
sisälmys-
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Finnish:
sisäelin-
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Finnish:
viskeraalinen
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
French:
viscéral
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Galician:
visceral
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
German:
viszeral
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Hungarian:
zsigeri
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Ido:
vicerala
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Macedonian:
у́тробен
(útroben)
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Polish:
trzewiowy
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Polish:
trzewny
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Russian:
висцеральный
(visceralʹnyj)
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Russian:
внутренностный
(vnutrennostnyj)
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Spanish:
visceral
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Turkish:
viseral
— of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera
Czech:
vnitřní
— of a disease: involving the viscera
Czech:
útrobní
— of a disease: involving the viscera
Finnish:
sisäelin-
— of a disease: involving the viscera
Czech:
niterný
— of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person’s emotions; relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility
Czech:
vnitřní
— of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person’s emotions; relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility
Finnish:
syvällinen
— of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person’s emotions; relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility
Dutch:
instinctief
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Dutch:
diepgeworteld
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Finnish:
vaistomainen
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Finnish:
vaistonvarainen
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
French:
viscéral
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Galician:
visceral
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
German:
instinktiv
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
German:
intuitiv
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
German:
tief sitzend
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
German:
aus dem Bauch heraus
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
German:
zu den Eingeweiden gehörig
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Macedonian:
на́гонски
(nágonski)
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Spanish:
visceral
— having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect