Phlegmatic
adjSpellingPronunciationSynonymSSC PYQ × 6/flɛɡmˈætɪk/ · फ़्लेगमैटिक
Calm and not easily excited
calm and not easily upset
calm and unemotional
शांत स्वभाव वाला, जल्दी उत्तेजित न होने वाला
शांत, उदासीन स्वभाव का
शांत, भावहीन
He remained phlegmatic through the whole argument.
A phlegmatic captain steadies a nervous team.
He stayed phlegmatic even when the results were delayed.
Daily use: Phlegmatic raha wo poori bahas mein.
पुरानी चिकित्सा में शरीर के चार humours माने जाते थे, और phlegm (कफ) वाले व्यक्ति को शांत माना जाता था। इसलिए phlegmatic यानी शांत चित्त, जल्दी उत्तेजित न होने वाला।
Old medicine believed the body had four 'humours', and a person ruled by phlegm was thought to be slow and calm. So a phlegmatic person stays cool and is not easily excited.
Phlegmatic के synonym calm, placid, stolid, impassive और unflappable हैं; antonym excitable, emotional और volatile।
Synonyms offered are calm, placid, stolid, impassive and unflappable; antonyms are excitable, emotional and volatile.