"flammable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈflæməbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flammable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more flammable [comparative], most flammable [superlative]
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-. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|inflammable}} Back-formation from inflammable, {{m|en|non-flammable}} non-flammable, {{m|en|en-}} en- Head templates: {{en-adj}} flammable (comparative more flammable, superlative most flammable)
  1. Capable of burning, especially a liquid. Translations (capable of burning — see also inflammable): леснозапалим (lesnozapalim) (Bulgarian), inflamable (Catalan), 易燃 (yìrán) (Chinese Mandarin), hořlavý (Czech), brændbar (Danish), ontvlambaar (Dutch), brandbaar (Dutch), brulema (Esperanto), palava (Finnish), inflammable (French), აალებადი (aalebadi) (Georgian), წვადი (c̣vadi) (Georgian), ცეცხლსაშიში (cecxlsašiši) (Georgian), brennbar (German), entzündbar (German), entflammbar (German), εύφλεκτος (éfflektos) (Greek), αναφλέξιμος (anafléximos) (Greek), εκρηκτικός (ekriktikós) (Greek), ευέξαπτος (evéxaptos) (Greek), דליק (dalík) [masculine] (Hebrew), éghető (Hungarian), eldfimur (Icelandic), inlasta (Irish), so-lasta (Irish), so-adhainte (Irish), inadhainte (Irish), infiammabile (Italian), feiergeféierlech (Luxembourgish), brennbar (Norwegian), łatwopalny [masculine] (Polish), łatwopalna [feminine] (Polish), łatwopalne [neuter] (Polish), inflamável [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), огнеопа́сный (ogneopásnyj) (Russian), легковоспламеня́ющийся (lexkovosplamenjájuščijsja) (Russian), inflamable (Spanish), brännbar (Swedish), takaw-apoy (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-flammable-en-adj-KLt-sNQ0 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 26 8 30 24 Disambiguation of 'capable of burning — see also inflammable': 49 36 7 8
  2. Easily set on fire. Categories (topical): Fire Translations (easily set on fire): inflamable (Catalan), 易燃 (Yì rán) (Chinese Mandarin), hořlavý (Czech), brandfarlig (Danish), letantændelig (Danish), licht ontvlambaar (Dutch), flamema (Esperanto), flamiĝema (Esperanto), brulema (Esperanto), herkästi syttyvä (Finnish), syttyvä (Finnish), inflammable (French), აალებადი (aalebadi) (Georgian), წვადი (c̣vadi) (Georgian), ცეცხლსაშიში (cecxlsašiši) (Georgian), feuergefährlich (German), leichtentzündlich (German), εύφλεκτος (éfflektos) (Greek), gyúlékony (Hungarian), inflamable (Spanish), lättantändlig (Swedish), brandfarlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flammable-en-adj-VzVFznfG Disambiguation of Fire: 17 49 18 12 4 Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 26 8 30 24 Disambiguation of 'easily set on fire': 6 89 4 1
  3. Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion. Translations (subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion): inflammable (French), lobbanékony (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-flammable-en-adj-5RH~g6W0 Disambiguation of 'subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion': 4 14 80 2
  4. (figurative) Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-flammable-en-adj-TZlRpsBp Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 26 8 30 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 6 30 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inflammable (english: in the original sense)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflæməbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flammable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flammables [plural]
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-. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|inflammable}} Back-formation from inflammable, {{m|en|non-flammable}} non-flammable, {{m|en|en-}} en- Head templates: {{en-noun}} flammable (plural flammables)
  1. Any flammable substance.
    Sense id: en-flammable-en-noun-LyrsqNVP Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 26 8 30 24

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "capable of burning — see also inflammable",
          "word": "infiammabile"
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          "sense": "capable of burning — see also inflammable",
          "word": "feiergeféierlech"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "capable of burning — see also inflammable",
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "word": "herkästi syttyvä"
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          "sense": "easily set on fire",
          "word": "syttyvä"
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          "sense": "easily set on fire",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1971, United States. Department of Defense, United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967, page 42",
          "text": "In considering the possible commitment of U.S. forces to South Vietnam , the Joint Chiefs of Staff have reviewed the overall critical situation in Southeast Asia with particular emphasis upon the present highly flammable situation in South Vietnam.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Gregory Toledo, The Hanging of Old Brown, page 27",
          "text": "They could stuff their ears with cotton, but they could not, after all, fight such flammable ideas ( at least not in the public squares where Attucks's war whoops could still be heard ).",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Elizabeth Prioleau, Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love",
          "text": "With her play Diamond Lil, she discovered a way to sneak her flammable subject matter past the censors.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Adriaan Groenewald, Seamless Leadership: A passion to perform in South Africa",
          "text": "King's words touch on a higher law of leadership, that the solution to a sensitive and highly contentious and even flammable situation often lies in doing the opposite of what is expected and even perceived as normal or 'natural'.",
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  "word": "flammable"
}

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