incombustible
/ˌɪŋkəmˈbʌstɪbəl/
incombustible adjective: not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
Adjective
incombustible (comparative more incombustible, superlative most incombustible)
- Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
- The ash represents the more incombustible mineral matter, usually of the nature of clay or slate.1921, Charles Kenneth Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology, page 124
- Synonyms:
- noncombustible, uncombustible
- Antonyms:
- combustible, flammable, inflammable
Noun
incombustible (plural incombustibles)
- An incombustible substance.
incombustible meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
incombustible in Tamil
- எரிக்கமுடியாத
incombustible in Malayalam
- non-flammable, non-combustible, fireproof
- തീപിടിക്കാത്ത, തീയിൽ കത്താത്ത, തീയേല്ക്കാത്ത, എരിയാത്ത, കത്താത്ത, ജ്വലിക്കാത്ത
incombustible in Kannada
- ಉರಿಯದ, ಕಿಚ್ಚು ಹಿಡಿಯದ
Synonyms of incombustible
Antonyms
Forms of incombustible
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more incombustible |
| superlative | most incombustible |
| Noun | |
| plural | incombustibles |
Origin of incombustible
From in- + combust + -ible.
Words formed from incombustible
Questions about incombustible
- What does incombustible mean?
- Incombustible means not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
- What is incombustible in Tamil?
- Incombustible in Tamil is எரிக்கமுடியாத. See Incombustible meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incombustible?
- Incombustible can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce incombustible?
- Incombustible is pronounced /ˌɪŋkəmˈbʌstɪbəl/.
Words near incombustible in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incombustible (page history and authors); incombustible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incombustible (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); incombustible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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