adj · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:ĭnsĕn'dĭərē
UK:/ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/
UK:/ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/
US:ĭnsĕn ́dĭĕ'rē
US:/ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/
US:/ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/
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adj
Meaning 1
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English incendiarie, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”), from incendium (“destructive fire”), from incendō (“to set on fire, kindle”), from in- (“into, in, on, upon”) + candeō (“to be hot”).
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
запа́льны
(zapálʹny)
— capable of causing fire
Bulgarian:
запали́телен
(zapalítelen)
— capable of causing fire
Catalan:
incendiari
— capable of causing fire
Chinese Mandarin:
放火的
(fànghuǒ de)
— capable of causing fire
Czech:
zápalný
— capable of causing fire
Czech:
žhářský
— capable of causing fire
Finnish:
tulenarka
— capable of causing fire
French:
incendiaire
— capable of causing fire
Galician:
incendiario
— capable of causing fire
German:
Brand-
— capable of causing fire
German:
entzündlich
— capable of causing fire
German:
entflammbar
— capable of causing fire
Italian:
incendiario
— capable of causing fire
Norwegian Bokmål:
brennbar
— capable of causing fire
Polish:
palny
— capable of causing fire
Polish:
łatwopalny
— capable of causing fire
Polish:
zapalający
— capable of causing fire
Portuguese:
incendiário
— capable of causing fire
Russian:
зажига́тельный
(zažigátelʹnyj)
— capable of causing fire
Scottish Gaelic:
loisgeach
— capable of causing fire
Serbo-Croatian:
zapaljiv
— capable of causing fire
Ukrainian:
запа́лювальний
(zapáljuvalʹnyj)
— capable of causing fire
Ukrainian:
запальни́й
(zapalʹnýj)
— capable of causing fire
Urdu:
آتِش گیر
(ātiśgīr)
— capable of causing fire
Arabic:
تَحْرِيضِيّ
(taḥrīḍiyy)
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Bulgarian:
пострека́телски
(postrekátelski)
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Catalan:
incendiari
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Czech:
buřičský
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Finnish:
lietsova
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
German:
aufrührerisch
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
German:
aufwieglerisch
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
German:
hetzerisch
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Norwegian Bokmål:
opprørsk
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Norwegian Bokmål:
oppviglersk
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Norwegian Bokmål:
hetsende
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Polish:
wichrzycielski
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Polish:
prowokacyjny
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Polish:
podjudzający
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Polish:
zapalający
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Russian:
подстрека́ющий
(podstrekájuščij)
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Russian:
разжига́ющий
(razžigájuščij)
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Russian:
подстрека́тельский
(podstrekátelʹskij)
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Scottish Gaelic:
loisgeach
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
Serbo-Croatian:
podstrekački
— intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion