inflammable

inflammable

combustible (figuratively: inflammable emotions)

Not to be confused with:

flammable – combustible (technical use, on a warning sign: caution! flammable)

nonflammable – not combustible or easily set on fire

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in·flam·ma·ble

 (ĭn-flăm′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.

2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

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[Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.]

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in·flam′ma·bil′i·ty n.

in·flam′ma·ble n.

in·flam′ma·bly adv.

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inflammable

(ɪnˈflæməbəl)

adj

1. liable to catch fire; flammable

2. readily aroused to anger or passion

n

something that is liable to catch fire

inˌflammaˈbility, inˈflammableness n

inˈflammably adv

Usage: See at flammable

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in•flam•ma•ble

(ɪnˈflæm ə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.

2. easily aroused to passion or anger.

n.

3. something inflammable.

[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin]

in•flam`ma•bil′i•ty, in•flam′ma•ble•ness, n.

in•flam′ma•bly, adv.

usage: inflammable and flammable both mean “combustible.” inflammable is the older by about 200 years. flammable now has certain technical uses, particularly as a warning on vehicles carrying combustible materials, because of a belief that some might interpret the intensive prefix in- of inflammable as a negative prefix and thus think the word means “noncombustible.” inflammable is the word more usu. used in nontechnical and figurative contexts: inflammable clothing; an inflammable temper.

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flammable

– inflammable

Both flammable and inflammable are used to describe materials or chemicals that burn easily.

A window had been smashed and flammable liquid poured in.

...commercial centres, holding large stocks of inflammable materials.

Be Careful!
Inflammable is not the opposite of flammable. The opposite is non-flammable.

The fuel is recyclable, clean and non-flammable.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

inflammable - easily ignited flammable combustible - capable of igniting and burning

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inflammable

adjective flammable, explosive, volatile, incendiary, combustible A highly inflammable liquid escaped into the equipment. see flammable

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Translations

سَريع الإلْتِهاب، سَريع التَّهَيُّج

hořlavý

brandfarlig

entzündbar

inflammable

eldfimur

infiammabileaccendibilecombustibile

degumas

ugunsnedrošsviegli uzliesmojošs

brannfarliglettantennelig

kolay tutuşur/ateş alır

易燃的

inflammable

[ɪnˈflæməbl] ADJ

1. [liquid, substance, fabric] → inflamable
"highly inflammable" → muy inflamable

2. (fig) [situation] → explosivo

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inflammable

[ɪnˈflæməb^əl] adj (British) → inflammable

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inflammable

adj (lit) → feuergefährlich, (leicht) entzündbar; fabric → leicht entflammbar; (fig) temperament → explosiv, leicht reizbar; situation → brisant, gereizt; “highly inflammable” → „Vorsicht Feuergefahr“, „feuergefährlich“

n → feuergefährlicher or leicht brennbarer Stoff

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inflammable

[ɪnˈflæməbl] adj (substance, fabric) → infiammabile (fig) (situation) → esplosivo/a

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inflammable

(inˈflӕməbl) adjective

easily set on fire. Paper is highly inflammable. vlambaar سَريع الإلْتِهاب، سَريع التَّهَيُّج запалим inflamável hořlavý entzündbar brandfarlig εύφλεκτοςinflamable tuleohtlik قابل اشتعال tulenarka inflammableדליק ज्वलनशील zapaljiv gyúlékony mudah terbakar eldfimur infiammabile 燃えやすい 불붙기 쉬운 degus viegli uzliesmojošs; ugunsnedrošs mudah terbakar ontvlambaarbrannfarlig, lettantennelig (łatwo)palny لمبى كول inflamável infla­ma­­bil легко воспламеняющийся horľavý vnetljiv zapaljiv lättantändlig, eldfarlig ไวไฟ kolay tutuşur/ateş alır 易燃的 легко займистий, горючий آتشگیر bắt lửa 易燃的

inˌflammaˈbility noun

vlambaarheid إلتِهابيَّه، قابليَّة الإلْتِهاب запалимост inflamabilidade vznětlivost die Entzündbarkeit brændbarhed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. εύφλεκτο(ς) inflamabilidad tuleohtlikkus اشتعال پذیری tulenarkuus inflammabilité דְּלִיקוּת ज्वलनशीलता zapaljivost gyúlékonyság sifat mudah terbakar eldfimi infiammabilità 可燃性 인화성 degumas uzliesmojamība sifat mudah terbakar ontvlambaarheidbrennbarhet, antennelighet (łatwo)palność اور اخيستونكي inflamabilidade caracter inflamabil воспламеняемость horľavosť; vznetlivosť vnetljivost zapaljivost lättantändlighet, eldfarlighet ความไวไฟ tutuşkanlık, çabuk alevlenme 易燃性 горючість اشتعال پزیری tính bắt lửa 易燃性

inflammation (infləˈmeiʃən) noun

(a place in the body where there is) development of heat with pain, redness and swelling. Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. ontsteking إلْتِهاب، تَوَرُّم възпаление inflamação zánět, zápal die Entzündung betændelse φλεγμονήinflamación põletik التهاب tulehdus inflammationדלקת प्रज्वलन, शत्रुता, सूजन और जलन upala gyulladás radang bólga, þroti infiammazione 炎症 염증 uždegimas iekaisums keradangan ontstekingbetennelsezapalenie اور نه اخيستونكي inflamação inflamaţie воспаление zápal vnetje zapaljenje inflammation อักเสบ kızarıp şişme, iltihap 發炎 запалення اشتعال انگیزی، سوزش sự đốt cháy 炎症

inflammable means the same as flammable:
a highly inflammable gas.

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inflammable

adj inflamable

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