Phlegmatic
adjective
Calm, doesn't show or feel emotion and excitement easily.
Despite the panic around him, he remained phlegmatic and got everyone to safety.
Often appears as...
- a phlegmatic response
- his phlegmatic demeanor
adjective
Slow-moving, having a sluggish and apathetic temperament.
The phlegmatic worker completed tasks slowly and without any enthusiasm.
Often appears as...
- a phlegmatic pace
- a phlegmatic employee
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Related to the humor phlegm in ancient and medieval medicine.
The concept of a phlegmatic temperament comes from the ancient theory of the four humors.
Often appears as...
- phlegmatic humor
- phlegmatic temperament
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
adjective
Calm, doesn't show or feel emotion and excitement easily.
Despite the panic around him, he remained phlegmatic and got everyone to safety.
Often appears as...
- a phlegmatic response
- his phlegmatic demeanor
adjective
Slow-moving, having a sluggish and apathetic temperament.
The phlegmatic worker completed tasks slowly and without any enthusiasm.
Often appears as...
- a phlegmatic pace
- a phlegmatic employee
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Related to the humor phlegm in ancient and medieval medicine.
The concept of a phlegmatic temperament comes from the ancient theory of the four humors.
Often appears as...
- phlegmatic humor
- phlegmatic temperament
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Restraint
Indicates someone who doesn't easily get excited or upset in stressful situations.
Her phlegmatic approach to criticism allows her to stay focused and collected.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Reaction
Use 'phlegmatic' to describe people whose reactions may be less visible than expected.
When he won the lottery, his phlegmatic smile was a surprise to all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Indifference
'Phlegmatic' suggests calm, not a lack of care or concern.
Though phlegmatic, the teacher deeply cared for her student's success.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Restraint
Indicates someone who doesn't easily get excited or upset in stressful situations.
Her phlegmatic approach to criticism allows her to stay focused and collected.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Reaction
Use 'phlegmatic' to describe people whose reactions may be less visible than expected.
When he won the lottery, his phlegmatic smile was a surprise to all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Indifference
'Phlegmatic' suggests calm, not a lack of care or concern.
Though phlegmatic, the teacher deeply cared for her student's success.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Restraint
Indicates someone who doesn't easily get excited or upset in stressful situations.
Her phlegmatic approach to criticism allows her to stay focused and collected.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Reaction
Use 'phlegmatic' to describe people whose reactions may be less visible than expected.
When he won the lottery, his phlegmatic smile was a surprise to all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Indifference
'Phlegmatic' suggests calm, not a lack of care or concern.
Though phlegmatic, the teacher deeply cared for her student's success.
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Quote examples
Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
My own theory about the phlegmatic qualities and properties of the English is the mountain of pure white sugar hydrocarbons they consume every day bloody day of the year - the stiff upper lip is petrified sugar; that's Bermuda's revenge, the with death, the rotting future square in the teeth of it.
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Judy Blume
American Author
Everything they say a girl should get from her father in terms of total acceptance and love, I got all that from my father. But then I married a man just like my mother - so phlegmatic.
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Karolina Pliskova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I'm an introvert and phlegmatic, so I don't show my joy.
Quote examples
Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
My own theory about the phlegmatic qualities and properties of the English is the mountain of pure white sugar hydrocarbons they consume every day bloody day of the year - the stiff upper lip is petrified sugar; that's Bermuda's revenge, the with death, the rotting future square in the teeth of it.
Quote examples
Judy Blume
American Author
Everything they say a girl should get from her father in terms of total acceptance and love, I got all that from my father. But then I married a man just like my mother - so phlegmatic.
Quote examples
Karolina Pliskova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I'm an introvert and phlegmatic, so I don't show my joy.
Example 1 of 3
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