inflammable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 External links 2 French 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin as if *inflammabilis < inflammare (“‘to set on fire’”) < in (“‘in, on’”) + flamma (“‘flame’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭnʹflăm-ə-bəl, IPA: /ɪnˈflæməbəl/, SAMPA: /In"fl{m@b@l/

[edit] Adjective

inflammable

1. Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
2. (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.

[edit] Usage notes

• Inflammable can be misinterpreted as an antonym of flammable and so taken to have the opposite meaning to that intended. Where such confusion might arise, especially where this may be a safety hazard, it is preferable to use a synonym.

[edit] Synonyms

• combustible
• flammable

[edit] Antonyms

• fireproof
• incombustible
• non-flammable

[edit] Related terms

• inflammability
• inflammation
• inflame

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• inflammable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inflammable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

inflammable (epicene, plural inflammables)

1. flammable.

[edit] Derived terms

• Condition: inflammabilité
• Antonym: ininflammable