inflammable

Meanings

• adjective

  Capable of easily igniting and burning.

  - "The gasoline is inflammable and should be handled with care."
  - "The inflammable materials should be kept away from open flames."

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Antonyms

fireproof , incombustible , non-flammable , level-headed , unflappable

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Synonyms

combustible , flammable , hot-headed , quick to anger

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inflammable
flammable , combustible , uncontrollable

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Variants

List of all variants of inflammable that leads to same result
inflammabilities , inflammability , inflammable , inflammableness , inflammablenesses , inflammables , inflammably

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Forms

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The comparative form of inflammable is more inflammable, and the superlative form is most inflammable.

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Etymology

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From the Latin inflamare, 'to make hot, ignite'.

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Trivia

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1. Inflammable is the opposite of non-inflammable or non-combustible.

2. The term 'inflammable' is often used interchangeably with 'combustible'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Flammability: The ability of a material to burn or ignite.

2. Ignition source: An external agent that can cause a material to ignite.

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Culture

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Inflammable has been used extensively in literature and art to depict danger, passion, and intensity. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov', the character Dmitri Raskolnikov is described as having an 'inflammable soul'.

How to Memorize "inflammable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a match being struck and the flame igniting a pile of inflammable materials.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inflammable' with the image of a lit match or a burning candle.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Inflame, Able' to remember the meaning of inflammable.

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