inflammable
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inflammable, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflammare (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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
- 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
- (capable of burning): combustible, flammable
- (easily excited): hot-headed, quick to anger
Antonyms
- (capable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
- (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable,
Related terms
Translations
capable of burning
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easily excited
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Noun
inflammable (plural inflammables)
- Any inflammable substance.
Further reading
- “inflammable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “inflammable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inflammer + -able, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflammabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.mabl/
- Homophone: inflammables
- Hyphenation: in‧fla‧mmable
Adjective
inflammable (plural inflammables)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Condition: inflammabilité
- Antonym: ininflammable
Further reading
- “inflammable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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