combustible

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French combustible, equivalent to combust +‎ -ible. === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/, [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbl̩] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /kəmˈbʌstəbəl/, [kəɱˈbʌstʰəbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰəbl̩] Hyphenation: com‧bus‧ti‧ble === Adjective === combustible (comparative more combustible, superlative most combustible) Capable of burning. Synonyms: flammable; inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses) Antonyms: incombustible, noncombustible; nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable; inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses), fireproof, refractory Hyponym: flammable Coordinate terms: fire-resistant, fire-retardant, flame-retardant (figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible. Antonyms: incombustible, noncombustible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === combustible (plural combustibles) A material that is capable of burning. (tobacco industry) A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette. ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kum.busˈtib.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.busˈtib.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.busˈti.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kom.busˈtib.ble] === Adjective === combustible m or f (masculine and feminine plural combustibles) combustible === Noun === combustible m (plural combustibles) combustible, fuel ==== Related terms ==== combustió === Further reading === “combustible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “combustible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “combustible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “combustible”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From combustion +‎ -ible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bys.tibl/ === Noun === combustible m (plural combustibles) combustible === Adjective === combustible (plural combustibles) combustible === Further reading === “combustible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kombusˈtible/ [kõm.busˈt̪i.β̞le] Rhymes: -ible Syllabification: com‧bus‧ti‧ble === Adjective === combustible m or f (masculine and feminine plural combustibles) combustible === Noun === combustible m (plural combustibles) fuel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “combustible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025