inflammable
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin as if *inflammabilis, from inflammare (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
inflammable (comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)
- Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
- (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
Usage notes [edit]
- 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, one may prefer to use flammable or another synonym.
Synonyms [edit]
- (capable of burning): combustible, flammable
- (easily excited): hot-headed, quick to anger
Antonyms [edit]
- (capable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
- (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
capable of burning
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External links [edit]
- inflammable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- inflammable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle French inflammer + -able, from Latin inflammabilis.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛ̃.fla.mabl/, X-SAMPA: /E~.fla.mabl/
- Homophone: inflammables
- Hyphenation: in‧fla‧mmable
Adjective [edit]
inflammable (masculine and feminine, plural inflammables)
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- Condition: inflammabilité
- Antonym: ininflammable
