inflammable

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(ĭn-flăm'ə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.
  2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

[Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame. See inflame.]

inflammability in·flam'ma·bil'i·ty n.
inflammable in·flam'ma·ble n.
inflammably in·flam'ma·bly adv.

Fowler's Modern English Usage:

inflammable, inflammatory

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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 figuratively (especially in the context of speeches, leaflets, etc.) 'tending to cause anger'.

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adj

Definition: ready to burn
Antonyms: fireproof, incombustible, nonflammable

Translations:

Inflammable

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brandfarlig, brændbar, let antændelig, letfængelig, letbevægelig
n. - antændelse, ophidselse, betændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontvlambaar, snel opgewonden, licht ontvlambare stof

Français (French)
adj. - inflammable
n. - produit inflammable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feuergefährlich, leicht entzündlich
n. - leicht brennbarer Stoff

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύφλεκτος
n. - εύφλεκτη ύλη

Italiano (Italian)
infiammabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - inflamável

Русский (Russian)
горючий, вспыльчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inflamable, irritable
n. - sustancia inflamable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lättantändlig (äv. bildl.), eldfarlig
n. - lättantändligt ämne

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易燃的, 易怒的, 易燃物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易燃的, 易怒的
n. - 易燃物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 타기 쉬운, 격하기 쉬운
n. - 가연물, 인화물질

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 燃えやすい, 可燃性の, 激しやすい, 怒りやすい
n. - 可燃物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع الالتهاب (الاسم) مادة قابله للأشتعال بسهوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דליק, מתלקח מהר‬
n. - ‮חומר דליק‬


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