phlegmatic

American  

[fleg-mat-ik] / flɛgˈmæt ɪk /

Also phlegmatical

adjective

1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.

   Synonyms:

   torpid, dull, uninterested, cold, cool, stoical

2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.

   Synonyms:

   quiet, placid, unruffled, collected, cool

3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.

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phlegmatic British  

/ flɛɡˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. having a stolid or unemotional disposition

2. not easily excited

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Other Word Forms

• phlegmatically adverb
• phlegmaticalness noun
• phlegmaticness noun
• unphlegmatic adjective
• unphlegmatical adjective
• unphlegmatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of phlegmatic

1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégma phlegm ) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above