flammable

English

Etymology

From Latin inflammare ‘to set on fire’ + the suffix -able via English inflammable. The in- prefix is dropped to avoid confusion with non-flammable.

Adjective

flammable (comparative more flammable, superlative most flammable)

1. Capable of burning, especially a liquid.
2. Easily set on fire.
3. Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

Synonyms

• inflammable

Antonyms

• non-flammable, nonflammable

Translations

capable of burning

Catalan: inflamable (ca) Czech: hořlavý (cs) Danish: brændbar (da) Dutch: ontvlambaar (nl), brandbaar (nl) Esperanto: brulema (eo) Finnish: palava (fi) German: brennbar (de), entzündbar (de), entflammbar (de)

Italian: infiammabile (it) Norwegian: brennbar (no) Polish: łatwopalny (pl) m., łatwopalna (pl) f., łatwopalne (pl) n. Portuguese: inflamável (pt) m. and f. Russian: огнеопасный (ru) Spanish: inflamable (es) Swedish: brännbar (sv)

volatile

Catalan: inflamable (ca) Czech: hořlavý (cs) Danish: brandfarlig (da), letantændelig (da) Dutch: licht ontvlambaar (nl)

Finnish: (herkästi) syttyvä German: feuergefährlich (de) Spanish: inflamable (es) Swedish: lättantändlig (sv)

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French: inflammable (fr)

Hebrew: יכולת בעירה

Noun

flammable (plural flammables)

1. Any flammable substance.