different between phlegmatic vs torpid

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)

1. 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.

2. (archaic) Abounding in phlegm.

3. 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)

1. One who has a phlegmatic disposition.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Adjective

torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)

1. unmoving
2. dormant or hibernating
3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:torpid.

Synonyms

• (unmoving): motionless, stock-still; see also Thesaurus:stationary
• (dormant): latent, quiescent; see also Thesaurus:inactive
• (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic; see also Thesaurus:slow or Thesaurus:lazy

Related terms

• torpidity
• torpidness

Related terms

• torpor
• torpedo

Translations

Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

1. (Britain, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Anagrams

• tripod

Romanian

Etymology

From French torpide, from Latin torpidus.

Adjective

torpid m or n (feminine singular torpid?, masculine plural torpizi, feminine and neuter plural torpide)

1. torpid

Declension