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inflammable - 3 dictionary results

in⋅flam⋅ma⋅ble

[in-flam-uh-buhl]
–adjective
1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.
2. easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition.
–noun
3. something inflammable.

Origin:
1595–1605; < ML inflammābilis, equiv. to L inflammā(re) to inflame + -bilis -ble


in⋅flam⋅ma⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅flam⋅ma⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅flam⋅ma⋅bly, adverb


2. fiery, volatile, choleric.


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 usually used in nontechnical and figurative contexts: The speaker ignited the inflammable emotions of the crowd.
in·flam·ma·ble   (ĭn-flām'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.

[Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.]
in·flam'ma·bil'i·ty n., in·flam'ma·ble n., in·flam'ma·bly adv.

Inflammable

In*flam"ma*ble\, a. [CF. F. inflammable.]

1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.

2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper.

Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.
Language Translation for : inflammable
Spanish: inflamable,
German: entzündbar,
Japanese: 燃えやすい
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