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phlegm
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a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure Synonyms affectlessness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, numbness, apathyRelated Words bloodlessness, callosity, callousness, coldness, coolness, halfheartedness, hard-heartedness, hardness, heartlessness, imperturbability, insensitivity, obduracy; blankness, deadness, emptiness, vacancy; aloofness, detachment, indifference, unconcern; stiffness, woodennessNear Antonyms compassion, empathy, pity, sympathy; receptiveness, receptivity, responsiveness, sensitivity; solicitude, tenderness, understanding, warmth; hand-wringing, histrionics, hysteria, hysterics, melodrama; vehemenceAntonyms emotion, feeling, sensibility
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