| apophthegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apothegm |
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| apothegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apophthegm |
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| phlegm | (noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | Synonyms: flatness, languor, lethargy, sluggishness |
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| (noun) expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness | Synonyms: sputum |
| (noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality |