English

Adjective

inflammable ‎(comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)

1. Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
2. (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.

Usage notes

• 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.

Synonyms

• (capable of burning): combustible, flammable
• (easily excited): hot-headed, quick to anger

Antonyms

• (incapable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
• (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable,

Related terms

• inflammability
• inflammation
• inflame

Translations

Noun

inflammable ‎(plural inflammables)

1. Any inflammable substance.

External links

• inflammable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inflammable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Etymology

Middle French inflammer +‎ -able, from Latin inflammabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fla.mabl/
• Homophone: inflammables
• Hyphenation: in‧fla‧mmable

Adjective

inflammable m, f ‎(plural inflammables)

1. flammable, inflammable

Antonyms

• ininflammable

Derived terms

• Condition: inflammabilité
• Antonym: ininflammable