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Textual thesaurus for "phlegm"

(noun) lethargy, languor, sluggishness, flatness

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends


(noun) sputum

expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness


(noun) indifference, impassiveness, impassivity, emotionlessness, stolidity, unemotionality

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions