adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɪnˈflæməbəl/without æ-raising
[ɪnˈflæməbl̩] ~ [ɪɱˈflæməbl̩]without æ-raising
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/ɪnˈfleə̯məbəl/æ-raising
/ɪnˈflɛə̯məbəl/æ-raising
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of burning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
easily ignited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flammable
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
tezalışan
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Azerbaijani:
alışqan
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Bulgarian:
запалим
(zapalim)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Catalan:
inflamable
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Catalan:
combustible
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Chinese Mandarin:
易燃的
(yìrán de)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Czech:
vznětlivý
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Czech:
zápalný
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Czech:
hořlavý
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Danish:
brændbar
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Danish:
letantændelig
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Dutch:
ontvlambaar
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Finnish:
palava
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Finnish:
tulenarka
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Finnish:
syttyvä
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Finnish:
helposti syttyvä
— capable of burning — see also flammable
French:
inflammable
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Georgian:
აალებადი
(aalebadi)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
German:
brennbar
— capable of burning — see also flammable
German:
entflammbar
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
εύλεκτος
(évlektos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
εύφλεκτος
(éfflektos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
αναφλέξιμος
(anafléximos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
ευερέθιστος
(everéthistos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
ανεύφλεκτος
(anéfflektos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Greek:
άφλεκτος
(áflektos)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Hungarian:
gyúlékony
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Icelandic:
eldfimur
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Irish:
adhantach
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Irish:
inadhainte
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Irish:
inlasta
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Irish:
so-adhainte
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Irish:
so-lasta
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Italian:
infiammabile
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Japanese:
引火性
(inkasei)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Japanese:
可燃
(kanen)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Japanese:
可燃性
(kanensei)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Luxembourgish:
feiergeféierlech
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Manx:
so-lostey
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Manx:
so-ghreesaghey
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Norman:
înfliammabl'ye
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Polish:
palny
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Portuguese:
inflamável
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Romanian:
inflamabil
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Russian:
легковоспламеня́ющийся
(lexkovosplamenjájuščijsja)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Russian:
воспламеня́ющийся
(vosplamenjájuščijsja)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Russian:
горю́чий
(gorjúčij)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Russian:
огнеопа́сный
(ogneopásnyj)
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Scottish Gaelic:
loisgeach
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Serbo-Croatian:
го̀рљив
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Serbo-Croatian:
го̀рив
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Serbo-Croatian:
gòrljiv
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Serbo-Croatian:
gòriv
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Slovene:
vnetljivo
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Spanish:
inflamable
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Spanish:
combustible
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Swedish:
lättantändlig
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Swedish:
brännbar
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Tagalog:
takaw-apoy
— capable of burning — see also flammable
Turkish:
yanıcı
— capable of burning — see also flammable