phlegms

Meanings

Noun

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
• expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
• plural of phlegm

Synonyms

emotionlessness, flatness, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, languor, lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness, sputum, stolidity, unemotionality