fireproof

See also: fire-proof

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

Proto-Germanic *fōr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr

Middle English fyr

English fire

English -proof

English fireproof

From fire + -proof.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fireproof (comparative more fireproof, superlative most fireproof)

Resistant to damage from fire.
Synonyms: fire-resistant, flame-retardant, refractory

The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.
- 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
  When I was in the States, three years ago, the head porter at one hotel took pains to impress on me that the building was absolutely fireproof.

Alternative forms

fire-proof

Derived terms

Translations

resistant to damage from fire — see also fire-resistant

Bulgarian: огнеупорен (bg) (ogneuporen)
Catalan: ignífug
Chinese:
Mandarin: 耐火的 (nàihuǒ de), 防火的 (fánghuǒ de)
Czech: ohnivzdorný
Danish: brandsikker
Esperanto: nebrula
Finnish: tulenkestävä
French: ignifuge (fr)
German: feuerfest (de)
Greek: πυρίμαχος (el) m (pyrímachos) αλεξίπυρος (el) m (alexípyros)
Hungarian: tűzálló (hu)
Irish: dódhíonach, lasairdhíonach, tinedhíonach
Italian: ignifugo (it)
Japanese: 耐火性の (たいかせいの, taikasei no)
Macedonian: огноо́тпорен (ognoótporen)
Malay: kalis api (ms)
Māori: ārai ahi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: brannsikker, ildfast (no)

Nynorsk: brannsikker
Persian: نسوز (fa)
Polish: niepalny, ognioodporny (pl), ogniotrwały (pl), przeciwogniowy, żaroodporny (pl)
Portuguese: à prova de fogo
Romanian: rezistent la daune de la foc, ignifug (ro)
Russian: огнеупо́рный (ru) (ogneupórnyj), несгора́емый (ru) (nesgorájemyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Latin: vatrootporan, nezapaljiv (sh), vatrostalan (sh)
Spanish: ignífugo (es)
Uyghur: يانماس (yanmas), ئوت ئالماس (ot almas)

Verb

fireproof (third-person singular simple present fireproofs, present participle fireproofing, simple past and past participle fireproofed)

To make resistant to damage from fire.
I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.