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phlegm, n.
(phlegms)

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
<noun.attribute>

flatness languor lethargy phlegm sluggishness

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"the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"

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languorous

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lethargic

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sluggish

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phlegmatical phlegmatic

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hypernym

inertia, inactiveness, inactivity

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

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phlegmy

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hypernym

mucus, mucous secretion

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

emotionlessness impassiveness impassivity indifference phlegm stolidity unemotionality

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emotionless

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impassive

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impassive impassive

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phlegmatical phlegmatic

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stolid

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apathy