phlegm

• phlegm

phlegm

Noun

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

Synonyms:

• emotionlessness
• impassivity
• impassiveness
• phlegm
• indifference
• stolidity
• unemotionality

Noun

expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

Synonyms:

• phlegm
• sputum

Noun

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"

Synonyms:

• languor
• lethargy
• sluggishness
• phlegm
• flatness