What does phlegmatic mean?

phlegmatic means "showing little emotion".

How many syllables are in phlegmatic?

phlegmatic has 3 syllables: phleg-mat-ic. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /flɛɡˈmætɪk/.

What is another word for phlegmatic?

Close synonyms include phlegmatical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phlegmatic a common word?

phlegmatic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with phlegmatic?

32 words rhyme with phlegmatic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Phlegmatic — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing little emotion
“a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man”
Synonymsphlegmatical
Similarunemotional

Questions about phlegmatic

What does phlegmatic mean?: phlegmatic means "showing little emotion".
How many syllables are in phlegmatic?: phlegmatic has 3 syllables: phleg-mat-ic. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /flɛɡˈmætɪk/.
What is another word for phlegmatic?: Close synonyms include phlegmatical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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