phlegm

n 1: calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all

the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {coolness}, {imperturbability},

{imperturbableness}]

2: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

[syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {indifference},

{stolidity}, {unemotionality}]

3: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the

respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology

it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {sputum}]