phlegmatic vs self-reliant

phlegmatic

noun
  • One who has a phlegmatic disposition. 

adj
  • Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. 

  • Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. 

self-reliant

adj
  • Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment. 

How often have the words phlegmatic and self-reliant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )