PHLEGMATIC

phlegmatic, phlegmatical

(adjective) showing little emotion; “a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

phlegmatic (comparative more phlegmatic, superlative most phlegmatic)

Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.

(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.

Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

Synonyms

• (calm and reasonable, tending not to get upset): apathetic, sluggish, cold-blooded, unflappable, stoic

• See also calm

Coordinate terms

• choleric

• melancholic

• sanguine

Noun

phlegmatic (plural phlegmatics)

One who has a phlegmatic disposition.

Source: Wiktionary

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Phleg*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. phlegmatique.]

1. Watery. [Obs.] "Aqueous and phlegmatic." Sir I. Newton.

2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey.

3. Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne.

4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. Addison. Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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