different between collected vs phlegmatic
collected
English
Etymology
collect +? -ed
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l?kt?d/
Adjective
collected (comparative more collected, superlative most collected)
- (not comparable) Gathered together.
- the collected works of Charles Dickens
- Cool?headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
- He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
Synonyms
- calm, cool, composed
Related terms
- garbage-collected
Translations
Verb
collected
- simple past tense and past participle of collect
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phlegmatic
English
Alternative forms
- phlegmatick
- phlegmaticke
- phlegmatique
Etymology
From Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmaticus, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (phlegmatikós), from ?????? (phlégma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fl???mæt?k/
- Rhymes: -æt?k
Adjective
phlegmatic (comparative more phlegmatic, superlative most phlegmatic)
- Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- 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.
- 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.
- (archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
- Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Synonyms
- (calm and reasonable, tending not to get upset): apathetic, sluggish, cold-blooded, unflappable, stoic
- See also Thesaurus:calm
Coordinate terms
- choleric
- melancholic
- sanguine
Related terms
- phlegm
- phlegmatically
Translations
Noun
phlegmatic (plural phlegmatics)
- One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
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