English-Thai Dictionary

inflammable

ADJ ไวไฟ  ติดไฟ ง่าย  burnable flammable combustible nonflammable wai-fai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFLAMMABLE

a.That may be set on fire; easily enkindled; susceptible of combustion; as inflammable oils or spirits.

 

INFLAMMABLENESS

n.The quality of being susceptible of flame, or capable of taking fire; inflammability.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFLAMMABLE

In *flam "ma *ble, a. Etym: [CF. F. inflammable. ]

 

1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.

 

2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.

 

INFLAMMABLENESS

INFLAMMABLENESS In *flam "ma *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. Boyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inflammable

in flam ma ble |inˈflaməbəl ɪnˈflæməbəl | ▶adjective easily set on fire: inflammable and poisonous gases. DERIVATIVES in flam ma bil i ty |-ˌflaməˈbilitē |noun, in flam ma ble ness noun, in flam ma bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin inflammare (see inflame ). usage: The words inflammable and flammable both have the same meaning, ‘easily set on fire. ’ This might seem surprising, given that the prefix in- normally has a negative meaning (as in indirect and insufficient ), and so it might be expected that inflammable would mean the opposite of flammable, i.e., ‘not easily set on fire. ’ In fact, inflammable is formed using a different Latin prefix in-, which has the meaning ‘into ’ and here has the effect of intensifying the meaning of the word in English. Flammable is a far commoner word than inflammable and carries less risk of confusion.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inflammable

in |flam |mable |ɪnˈflaməb (ə )l | ▶adjective easily set on fire: inflammable materials. ▶noun (usu. inflammables ) a substance which is easily set on fire. DERIVATIVES inflammability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, inflammableness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin inflammare (see inflame ). usage: The words inflammable and flammable both have the same meaning, ‘easily set on fire ’. This might seem surprising, given that the prefix in- normally has a negative meaning (as in indirect and insufficient ), and so it might be expected that inflammable would mean the opposite of flammable, i.e. ‘not easily set on fire ’. In fact, inflammable is formed using a different Latin prefix in-, which has the meaning ‘into ’ and here has the effect of intensifying the meaning of the word in English. Flammable is a far commoner word than inflammable and carries less risk of confusion.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inflammable

inflammable adjective inflammable fabrics: flammable, combustible, incendiary, ignitable; volatile, unstable. ANTONYMS fireproof.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inflammable

inflammable adjective inflammable gases: flammable, combustible, incendiary, explosive; unstable, volatile; rare burnable, ignitable, deflagrable. ANTONYMS incombustible, fireproof, non-flammable.

 

French Dictionary

inflammable

inflammable adj. adjectif Qui peut prendre feu. : Un tissu très inflammable. ANTONYME ininflammable . Note Technique Attention au sens de ce mot: ne pas confondre la première syllabe de cet adjectif avec le préfixe privatif in-. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot ininflammable, qui ne peut prendre feu.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inflammable

in flam ma ble /ɪnflǽməb (ə )l /形容詞 1 〈材質 物質が 〉火のつきやすい, 可燃性の (!flammableと同義語であり, 反対語ではないので注意; ↔nonflammable ) .2 〈気性が 〉怒りっぽい, 激しやすい ; 〈話題 状況が 〉論争や騒動を引き起こしそうな .in fl à m ma b í l i ty 名詞 U 可燃性 ; 興奮しやすさ .in fl á m ma bly 副詞