phlegm

Words with a similar base: phlegm

'phlegm'

[emotionlessness.n.01] as in: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

'phlegm'

[phlegm.n.02] as in: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

'phlegm'

[languor.n.03] as in: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

Examples:
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

Origins

					phlegm (English)
└── fleume (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── phlegma (Latin)
        └── φλέγμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── φλέγω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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