I couldn't read his phlegmatic expression.
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Phlegmatic
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
Synonyms for "phlegmatic" (169 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (51)
Related words (84)
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Adjective(3 words)
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
7 entriescalm demeanorhumoral temperamentphlegm associated dispositionphlegmatic personalityreserved demeanorstoic temperamentunemotional temperament
Collocations
6 entriesphlegmatic attitudephlegmatic demeanorphlegmatic expressionphlegmatic personalityphlegmatic responsephlegmatic temperament
Inflections
2 entriesmore phlegmaticmost phlegmatic
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 1 languages.
Romanian
4 entries- apoasa adj (watery)
- apoase adj (watery)
- apos adj (watery)
- aposi adj (watery)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
His disciples consider him a prophet, despite the former mathematics professor’s almost phlegmatic demeanor.
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Calm and phlegmatic, with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type of that English composure which Angelica Kauffmann has so skilfully represented on canvas.
Source: wiktionary
2013, A.O. Scott, “How It Looks to Think: Watch Her,” Rev. of Hannah Arendt, dir. by Margarethe von Trotta, New York Times 29 May 2013: C1. Print. Their friendship (immortalized in a splendid volume of letters that has clearly served as one of Ms. von Trotta's sources) is a fascinating study in cultural and temperamental contrast, an impulsive and witty American paired with a steady, phlegmatic German.
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