Phlegm - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|flem|
Brit.
|flem|
noun
- apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions (syn: impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, stolidity)
- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness (syn: sputum)
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy (syn: flatness, languor, lethargy, sluggishness)
- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness (syn: sputum)
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy (syn: flatness, languor, lethargy, sluggishness)
Extra examples
He displayed remarkable phlegm in very dangerous conditions.
...a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure...
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