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phlegmatic

UK
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
US
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/

Translations

phlegmaticnoun
phlegmatics
pl
UK
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
US
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
Rare, countable; denotes a person with a phlegmatic temperament.
Synonyms
stoic
cool customer
unflappable person
impassive person
calm person
placid person
deadpan individual
phlegmaticadjective
more phlegmatic
Comp.
most phlegmatic
Super.
UK
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
US
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
He remained phlegmatic even in the face of danger.
Он оставался флегматичным даже перед лицом опасности.
Additional translations
невозмутимый
спокойный
апатичный
Synonyms
calm
composed
unemotional
stoic
indifferent
apathetic
dispassionate
Antonyms
emotional
excitable
energetic
passionate

Definitions

phlegmaticnoun
A person who is phlegmatic in temperament.
As a true phlegmatic, he met the bad news with a shrug.
phlegmaticadjective
Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
Despite the chaos around him, he remained phlegmatic and continued with his work.
Of or relating to phlegm; producing or characterized by the bodily humour phlegm (archaic).
In ancient medicine, the phlegmatic constitution was believed to dominate in winter.
Not easily moved to action or display of feeling; apathetic or sluggish.
Her phlegmatic response to the urgent plea frustrated her colleagues.
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