inflammable
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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 notesEdit
- 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.
SynonymsEdit
- (capable of burning): combustible, flammable
- (easily excited): hot-headed, quick to anger
AntonymsEdit
- (capable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
- (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable,
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
capable of burning
easily excited
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NounEdit
inflammable (plural inflammables)
- Any inflammable substance.
Further readingEdit
- inflammable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inflammable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Middle French inflammer + -able, from Latin inflammabilis.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.mabl/
- Homophone: inflammables
- Hyphenation: in‧fla‧mmable
AdjectiveEdit
inflammable (plural inflammables)
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- Condition: inflammabilité
- Antonym: ininflammable
Further readingEdit
- “inflammable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).