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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions phlegm noun  viscid, Viscid mucus secreted in the respiratory and digestive passages. A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor. One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. sluggishness, Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness. Translations:  French: phlegme (1), glaire (1) Italian: espettorato (trans-mid) Spanish: flema (trans-bottom) Etymology: From w:French language, Frenchcategory:French derivations phlegme, flegme, w:Latin, Latin phlegma, from w:Greek language, Greek a flame, inflammation, phlegm, a morbid, clammy humor in the body, ''to burn. Compare with phlox, flagrant, flame, bleak (adjective), and fulminate.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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