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inflammable.

Capable of burning.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈflæməbəl/[ɪnˈflæməbl̩] ~ [ɪɱˈflæməbl̩][ɪnˈfleə̯məbəl][ɪnˈflɛə̯məbəl]

  1. Capable of burning.

  2. Easily set on fire.

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

    figuratively

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

    nonstandard
Where this word comes from

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.

noun/ɪnˈflæməbəl/[ɪnˈflæməbl̩] ~ [ɪɱˈflæməbl̩][ɪnˈfleə̯məbəl][ɪnˈflɛə̯məbəl]

  1. Any inflammable substance.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.

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