inflammable
Syllables: in·flam·ma·ble/ɪnˈflæməbəl/
inflammable adjective: capable of burning.
Adjective
inflammable (comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)
- Capable of burning.
- Synonyms:
- flammable, combustible
- Antonyms:
- nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible
- Easily set on fire.
- On he went a few paces and touched a second, then a third, and a fourth, till at last we were surrounded on all three sides by a great ring of bodies flaring furiously, the material with which they were preserved having rendered them so inflammable that the flames would literally spout out of the...1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- flammable
- Antonyms:
- nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible
- Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
- Synonyms:
- hot-headed, quick to anger
- Antonyms:
- level-headed, unflappable
- Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
- Synonyms:
- nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible
- Antonyms:
- flammable, combustible
Noun
inflammable (plural inflammables)
- Any inflammable substance.
inflammable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inflammable in Tamil
- எளிதில் சினங் கொள்ளும், எளிதில் தீப்பற்றிக் கொள்ளக்கூடிய, தீப்பற்றக்கூடிய, எளிதிற்றீப்பற்றுகின்ற, தீப்பற்றும்
inflammable in Urdu
- آتش گیر
inflammable in Bengali
- দাহ্য, সহজে আগুন ধরে এমন, উত্তেজনাপ্রবণ
inflammable in Malayalam
- എളുപ്പം ദഹിക്കുന്ന, വേഗം തീപിടിക്കുന്ന, മൂക്കത്തുകോപമുള്ള, പ്രകോപിക്കുന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- inflammable in Tagalog
- takaw-apoy
Synonyms of inflammable
- flammable
- combustible
- hot-headed
- quick to anger
- nonflammable
- noninflammable
- unflammable
- uninflammable
- fireproof
- incombustible
Antonyms
Forms of inflammable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more inflammable |
| superlative | most inflammable |
| alternative form (rare) | enflammable |
| Noun | |
| plural | inflammables |
Origin of inflammable
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.
Words formed from inflammable
Questions about inflammable
- What does inflammable mean?
- Inflammable means capable of burning.
- What is inflammable in Tamil?
- Inflammable in Tamil is எளிதில் சினங் கொள்ளும், எளிதில் தீப்பற்றிக் கொள்ளக்கூடிய, தீப்பற்றக்கூடிய. See Inflammable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inflammable?
- Inflammable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce inflammable?
- Inflammable is pronounced /ɪnˈflæməbəl/.
Words near inflammable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inflammable (page history and authors); inflammable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inflammable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inflammable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inflammable (Malayalam 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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