phlegmatic

phleg·mat·ic

 (flĕg-măt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.

2.

a. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic.

b. Archaic Having phlegm as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.

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[Middle English fleumatik, from Old French fleumatique, from Late Latin phlegmaticus, full of phlegm, from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma, phlegmat-, heat, the humor phlegm, from phlegein, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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phleg·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

phlegmatic

(flɛɡˈmætɪk) or

phlegmatical

adj

1. having a stolid or unemotional disposition

2. not easily excited

phlegˈmatically adv

phlegˈmaticalness, phlegˈmaticness n

phleg•mat•ic

(flɛgˈmæt ɪk)

also phleg•mat′i•cal,

adj.

1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; having a calm or apathetic temperament.

2. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.

[1300–50; Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm]

phleg•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

phlegmatic

- First meant "abounding in phlegm" and now more commonly means "not easily excited; lacking enthusiasm; dull, sluggish"—supposedly the type of character one has from having an overabundance of phlegm.

See also related terms for sluggish.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

phlegmatic - showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" phlegmatical unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion

phlegmatic

adjective unemotional, indifferent, cold, heavy, dull, sluggish, matter-of-fact, placid, stoical, lethargic, bovine, apathetic, frigid, lymphatic, listless, impassive, stolid, unfeeling, undemonstrative She spoke in a flat, phlegmatic voice.
excited, emotional, active, alert, lively, passionate, energetic, animated, hyper (informal)

phlegmatic

adjective

Without emotion or interest:

apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive.

Translations

هادئ، غَيْر مُبالٍ

lhostejnýnetečný

flegmatiskupåvirkelig

phlegmatisch

φλεγματικός

flegmaattinen

flegmatique

rólyndur

flemmatico

flegmatisk

флегматическийфлегматичный

flegmatický

sakinsoğukkanlı

不动感情的冷淡的冷静的

phlegmatic

[flegˈmætɪk] ADJ → flemático

phlegmatic

[flɛgˈmætɪk] adj → flegmatique

phlegmatic

adj (= cool) → seelenruhig, stoisch; (= stolid) → träge, schwerfällig, phlegmatisch

phlegmatic

[flɛgˈmætɪk] adj → flemmatico/a

phlegm

(flem) noun

thick, slimy liquid brought up from the throat by coughing. slym, flegma بَلْغَم слуз catarro hlen der Schleim slim φλέγμα, βλένναflema röga خلط lima flegmeליחה बलगम iskašljana sluz váladék, slejm dahak kvefslím catarro たん 가래 skrepliai krēpas kahak slijm slim flegma خراشكى، ګروړبى ( بلغم ) سوړوالى، بىعلاقګى، سستى ، بى پروايى muco flegmă мокрота, слизь hlien sluz sluz slem เสมหะ balgam 痰 харкотиння, слиз بلغم đờm 痰

phlegmatic (flegˈmatik) adjective

calm; not easily excited. She's very phlegmatic – nothing would ever make her panic. flegmaties هادئ، غَيْر مُبالٍ муден fleumático netečný, lhostejný phlegmatisch flegmatisk; upåvirkelig φλεγματικόςflemático flegmaatiline آرام flegmaattinen flegmatiqueאדישות बलगमी flegmatičan, ravnodušan közönyös tenang rólyndur flemmatico, calmo 冷淡な 침착한 flegmatiškas flegmatisks bersikap tenang flegmatiekrolig, flegmatiskflegmatyczny سوړ ، بى پروا (بىعلاقه) خراشكين ،ګروړبيز (بلغمى fleumatico flegmatic флегматичный; спокойный flegmatický ravnodušen, hladnokrven flegmatičan flegmatisk เฉื่อยชา soğukkanlı, sakin 冷靜的，冷淡的，不容易衝動的 флегматичний پرسکون، پروقار thản nhiên 冷静的，冷淡的，不动感情的