inflammable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). Equivalent to inflame +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭnʹflăm-ə-bəl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈflæməbəl/ === Adjective === inflammable (comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable) Capable of burning. Synonyms: flammable, combustible Antonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof, incombustible Easily set on fire. Synonym: flammable Antonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof, incombustible (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed. Synonyms: hot-headed, quick to anger Antonyms: level-headed, unflappable (nonstandard) Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- +‎ flammable, via backformation. Synonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof, incombustible Antonyms: flammable, combustible ==== Usage notes ==== Inflammable is traditionally used to mean "capable of burning" (compare inflame meaning "set on fire"); the term flammable is a more recent back-formation. Recently, comparison with other words where in- means "not" (like inedible and inaccurate) has led to inflammable being used to mean "not flammable". Where confusion might arise, especially where this may be a safety hazard, one may prefer to use flammable or nonflammable, respectively. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === inflammable (plural inflammables) Any inflammable substance. ==== Further reading ==== “inflammable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inflammable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French inflammer +‎ -able, from Latin īnflammābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fla.mabl/ Homophone: inflammables Hyphenation: in‧fla‧mmable === Adjective === inflammable (plural inflammables) flammable, inflammable Synonym: enflammable Antonym: ininflammable ==== Derived terms ==== inflammabilité === Further reading === “inflammable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012