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inflammable

adj · noun · 6 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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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of burning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flammable, combustible

Antonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible

2

adj

Meaning 2

Easily set on fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flammable

Antonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible

3

adj

Meaning 3

Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hot-headed, quick to anger

Antonyms: level-headed, unflappable

4

adj

Meaning 4

Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable, fireproof, incombustible

Antonyms: flammable, combustible

5

noun

Meaning 5

Any inflammable substance.

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
  • Finnish: tulinen — easily excited
  • Irish: sochorraithe — easily excited
  • Irish: soghríosaithe — easily excited
  • Irish: so-lasta — easily excited
  • Russian: вспы́льчивый (vspýlʹčivyj) — easily excited
  • Turkish: parlayıcı — easily excited