phlegmatic
phlegmatic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey.
- 2.Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne.
- 3.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- all
- aloof
- anaphrodisia
- anaphrodisiac
- anorexia
- anorexy
- antaphrodisiac
- anything
- apathy
- aught
- care
- careless
- cold
- coldness
- cool
- could
- cucumber
- desire
- disdain
- earnestness
- fig
- for
- frigid
- half-hearted
- have
- inactivity
- inappetency
- inattention
- indifference
- indifferent
- insensibility
- insipid
- insouciance
- insouciant
- interest
- lackadaisical
- less
- light
- like
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is phlegmatic.
- What is abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey called?
- What is generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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