inflammable or flammable

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• inflammable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily set on fire. ► NOUN ▪ a substance which is easily set on fire. DERIVATIVES inflammability noun inflammableness noun inflammably adverb. USAGE The words inflammable and …   English terms dictionary

• inflammable — *combustible, flammable, incendiary, inflammatory Analogous words: igniting, kindling, firing, lighting (see LIGHT vb): flaring, blazing (see BLAZE vb): infuriating, enraging, incensing (see ANGER vb) Antonyms: extinguishable …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• inflammable — inflammability, inflammableness, n. inflammably, adv. /in flam euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. 2. easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition. n. 3. something… …   Universalium

• inflammable — in•flam•ma•ble [[t]ɪnˈflæm ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable 2) easily aroused to passion or anger 3) something inflammable • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML in•flam ma•bil′i•ty, in•flam′ma•ble•ness, n.… …   From formal English to slang

• inflammable — adjective easily set on fire. noun a substance which is easily set on fire. Derivatives inflammability noun inflammableness noun inflammably adverb Usage The words inflammable and flammable both mean ‘easily set on fire’. Inflammable is …   English new terms dictionary

• flammable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily set on fire. DERIVATIVES flammability noun. USAGE The words flammable and inflammable have the same meaning. It is, however, safer to use flammable to avoid ambiguity, as the in prefix of inflammable can give the impression… …   English terms dictionary

• inflammable — inflammable, inflammatory Inflammable has the same meaning, i.e. ‘easily set on fire’, as flammable, which is now preferred in official advisory contexts: see flammable. Inflammatory means ‘tending to cause inflammation (of the body)’ and… …   Modern English usage

• inflammable — [in flam′ə bəl] adj. [Fr < ML inflammabilis < L inflammare: see INFLAME] 1. FLAMMABLE 2. easily roused, provoked, or excited n. anything flammable inflammability n. inflammableness inflammably adv …   English World dictionary

• flammable — meaning ‘easily set on fire’, was revived in modern use (in BrE by the British Standards Institution) and used together with the noun flammability in place of inflammable and inflammability (which have the same meaning) in order to avoid the… …   Modern English usage

• flammable — [adj] easily set afire burnable, combustible, ignitable, incendiary, inflammable; concept 485 Ant. fireproof, flameproof, incombustible, non flammable …   New thesaurus

• inflammable — [adj] ready to burn burnable, combustible, dangerous, flammable, hazardous, ignitable, incendiary, risky, unsafe; concept 485 Ant. fire proof, incombustible, nonflammable, non inflammable …   New thesaurus