- The definition of inflammable is something that catches fire easily, or a person or thing that gets excited easily.
- An example of inflammable is gasoline.
- An example of inflammable is the dog breed Chihuahua.
Gasoline is inflammable.
inflammable
adjective
- flammable
- easily roused, provoked, or excited
Origin of inflammable
French ; from Medieval Latin inflammabilis ; from Classical Latin inflammare: see inflamenoun
anything flammable
Related Forms:
- inflammability
noun
or inflammableness - inflammably
adverb
inflammable
adjective
- Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.
- Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.
Origin of inflammable
Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.Related Forms:
- in·flam′ma·bil′i·ty
noun
- in·flam′ma·ble
noun
- in·flam′ma·bly
adverb
inflammable
Adjective
(comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)
Usage notes
Antonyms
- (capable of burning): fireproof, incombustible, non-flammable
- (easily excited): level-headed, unflappable
- inflammability
- inflammation
- inflame
Origin
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”).
