English → Latin
“phlegmatic” in Latin
phlegmaticusfull of phlegmtardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringsēgnisslow, tardy, torpid, inactive, unenergetic, lazyinerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude; inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; stlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliantpatiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, live
The English word phlegmatic itself goes back to Latin phlegmaticus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
phlegmatic
PROP., phlegmaticus (medical technical term).
Figuratively, tardus, segnis, iners (slow): lentus, patiens (void of sensibility).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for phlegmatic?
- The usual Latin words for “phlegmatic” are phlegmaticus, tardus, sēgnis; also iners, lentus, patior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.