Inflammable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈflæməbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inflammable is an adjective meaning Capable of burning.
Meaning
Capable of burning.
More Meanings
- Easily set on fire.
- (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
- (nonstandard) Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
- Any inflammable substance.
Example Sentences
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 ears and mouth in tongues of fire a foot or more in length.
Word Forms
- inflammables
Synonyms for inflammable
Depending on context, synonyms include flammable, combustible, hot-headed, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable.
Antonyms for inflammable
Common opposites include nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ignitable, ignitible, flammable, combustible, burnable, incendiary.
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