Antonyms for inflammable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-flam-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈflæm ə bəl


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for inflammable

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