flammable
Plural: flammables
Adjective Satellite
- easily ignited
Adj
- Capable of burning.
- Easily set on fire.
- Easily set on fire.
- Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.
- Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious.
Noun
- Any flammable substance.
Examples
- flammable liquid
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant in a sense closely related to en-.
Synonyms
inflammable, ;, combustible, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>
Antonyms
;, fireproof, incombustible, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>, non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable
Scrabble Score: 18
flammable: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflammable: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flammable: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary