Phlegmatic

adjective/flɛɡˈmætɪk/character
Definition
Calm, composed, and not easily excited or upset.
Etymology
From Middle English fleumatik, flewmatik, flematik, fleumatyke, flewmatyk, from Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmaticus, from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός (phlegmatikós), from φλέγμα (phlégma), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with mildness, coldness, sluggishness, and indifference. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots, with modern pronunciation following this new spelling.
Synonyms
apathetic, cold-blooded, phlegmish, unflappable, stoic
In a sentence
  • She stayed phlegmatic through the outage.
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Source
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added 2026-10-11