Synonyms for inflammable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-flam-uh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈflæm ə bəl |
Définition of inflammable
Origin :- early 15c., in medicine, "liable to inflammation," from Middle French inflammable and directly from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare (see inflame). As "able to be set alight," c.1600. Related: Inflammability.
- adj ready to burn
- Her heart seemed not easy to reach; her impulses were not inflammable.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Somewhere it would finally reach wood; that was inflammable.
- Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
- The remainder was inflammable, and burned with a blue flame.
- Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air » by Joseph Priestley
- Especially, if you both have inflammable tempers, do not both get mad at once.
- Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
- Like oxygen, it supports the combustion of some inflammable substances.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
- The match had fallen on some inflammable drapery and set the place afire.
- Extract from : « High Noon » by Anonymous
- She was wakened by a lamp, and her darkness was all inflammable to it.
- Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith
- It is chivalrous, but not, alas, inflammable in support of innocence.
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- The room was crowded, and with the most inflammable material.
- Extract from : « The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier » by Charles E. Flandrau
- It is not only one of the most inflammable of trees but it is easily killed by fire.
- Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills
Antonyms for inflammable
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