phlegm

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. expectorated matter;
saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages;
in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
• Syn:
sputum
• Derivationally related forms:
phlegmy
• Hypernyms:
mucus, mucous secretion
2. inactivity;
showing an unusual lack of energy
- the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
• Syn:
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, flatness
• Derivationally related forms:
phlegmatic, phlegmatical, sluggish (for: sluggishness), lethargic (for: lethargy), languorous (for: languor)
• Hypernyms:
inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
3. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
• Syn:
emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality
• Derivationally related forms:
stolid (for: stolidity), phlegmatic, phlegmatical, impassive (for: impassiveness), impassive (for: impassivity), emotionless (for: emotionlessness)
• Hypernyms:
apathy

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  languor, lethargy, sluggishness, flatness, sputum, emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality