# inflammable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈflæməbəl/ · frequency rank #80,561

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). Equivalent to inflame + -able.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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