<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, especially that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.</li><li>one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.</li><li>sluggishness, indifference, or apathy.</li><li>Synonyms: impassiveness.</li><li>Antonyms: concern, animation.</li><li>self-possession, calmness, or composure.</li></ul>