PHLEGM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • inactivity
   • showing an unusual lack of energy
   Synonym(s)
   • languor (what does languor mean?)
   • lethargy (what does lethargy mean?)
   • sluggishness (what does sluggishness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phlegm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inactiveness (what does inactiveness mean?)
   • inactivity (what does inactivity mean?)
   • inertia (what does inertia mean?)
2. Meaning
   • expectorated matter
   • saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages
   • in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
   Synonym(s)
   • sputum (what does sputum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phlegm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mucus (what does mucus mean?)
   • mucous secretion (what does mucous secretion mean?)
   • liquid body substance (what does liquid body substance mean?)
   • bodily fluid (what does bodily fluid mean?)
   • body fluid (what does body fluid mean?)
   • humor (what does humor mean?)
   • humour (what does humour mean?)
3. Meaning
   • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
   Synonym(s)
   • emotionlessness (what does emotionlessness mean?)
   • impassiveness (what does impassiveness mean?)
   • impassivity (what does impassivity mean?)
   • indifference (what does indifference mean?)
   • stolidity (what does stolidity mean?)
   • unemotionality (what does unemotionality mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phlegm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • apathy (what does apathy mean?)