adj
inflammable
Inflammable (adj) means Capable of burning.
adj
1
Capable of burning.
2
Easily set on fire.
3
Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
4
Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of inflammable?
"inflammable" (adj) means capable of burning.
What are the different meanings of inflammable?
"inflammable" has 3 main meanings: 1. Capable of burning; 2. Easily set on fire; 3. Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.