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phlegmatic
adj. 1 phlegmatical, stoic(al), unemotional, unenthusiastic,
unanimated, sluggish, apathetic, uninvolved, lethargic,
unfeeling, uncaring, cold, unresponsive, stolid, unmoved,
insensitive, unaffected, insensible, indifferent, unconcerned,
uninterested, listless, torpid, indolent, inactive, passive,
Rare hebetudinous: Hutton is far too phlegmatic to be stirred
by the fervour of the revolutionaries. 2 phlegmatical,
self-possessed, self-controlled, controlled, restrained,
composed, calm, serene, tranquil, placid, cool-headed,
equanimous, cool, undisturbed, unperturbed, unruffled,
imperturbable, even-tempered, philosophical, temperate,
moderate: One has to learn to be phlegmatic about things going
wrong at the office.
phobia n. fear, horror, terror, dread, hatred, detestation,
abhorrence, loathing, execration, aversion, revulsion,
repugnance, dislike, distaste, antipathy; disquiet, nervousness,
qualm, distrust, suspicion, apprehension, worry: He suffers
from claustrophobia, which means that he has a phobia for
enclosed places, and he avoids lifts and telephone booths.
phoney adj. 1 unreal, fake, synthetic, artificial, factitious, false,
fraudulent, imitation, bogus, spurious, counterfeit, mock,
ersatz, paste, trumped up; sham, pretended, insincere,
hypocritical, dissimulating, deceitful, dishonest; US also
phony, Colloq pseudo or Brit pseud: They were caught trying to
collect insurance on the theft of a string of phoney pearls.
Every time she wanted something, she'd turn on the phoney charm.
--n. 2 fake, fraud, imitation, counterfeit, forgery, hoax,
sham, US also phony: The diamond she's wearing is a phoney. 3
trickster, faker, humbug, impostor, pretender, charlatan,
mountebank, double-dealer, counterfeiter, quack, deceiver, US
also phony, Colloq Brit pseud, Slang US paper-hanger: Madame
Tatiana claims to be able to communicate with the dead, but I
think she's a phoney.
photograph
n. 1 snapshot, print, picture, slide, transparency; negative,
positive, Colloq photo, snap, shot, pic (pl. pix): Heinrich has
taken some marvellous photographs of the children.