English Explanatory Dictionary

flammable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of burning.
  2. Easily set on fire.
  3. Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.
  4. Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious.
noun
  1. Any flammable substance.

Pronunciation

/ˈflæməbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flammable.wav

Word forms

flammable more flammable most flammable flammables

Etymology

Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant in a sense closely related to en-.

Synonyms

inflammable[contranym]]ic senses> combustible ignitable

Antonyms

inflammable[contranym]]ic senses> non-flammable nonflammable noninflammable unflammable uninflammable fireproof incombustible

Related words

flammability flammably flammule inflammable inflammation inflammatory

Translations

Catalan: inflamable Chinese Mandarin: 易燃 Czech: hořlavý Danish: brandfarlig Danish: letantændelig Dutch: licht ontvlambaar Esperanto: flamema Esperanto: flamiĝema Esperanto: brulema Finnish: herkästi syttyvä Finnish: syttyvä French: inflammable French: enflammable Georgian: აალებადი Georgian: წვადი Georgian: ცეცხლსაშიში German: feuergefährlich German: leichtentzündlich Greek: εύφλεκτος Hungarian: gyúlékony Spanish: inflamable Swedish: lättantändlig Swedish: brandfarlig
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