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viscerale

/viʃʃeˈrale/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

visceral

  • deep-seated, instinctive, and emotional rather than rational
  • relating to the internal organs of the body

In a sentence

Ha un amore viscerale per la propria terra d'origine.

He has a visceral love for his homeland.

La sua reazione è stata puramente viscerale, non basata sulla logica.

Her reaction was purely visceral, not based on logic.

Non provo un'avversione così viscerale verso quel genere musicale.

I don't feel such a visceral aversion toward that musical genre.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
visceralemasculine · singular
visceralefeminine · singular
visceralimasculine · plural
visceralifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ending in '-e', it is identical for masculine and feminine in the singular.

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