"incendiary" meaning in English

See incendiary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/ [UK], /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/ [UK], /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ [US], /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/ [US] Audio: en-us-incendiary.ogg , en-us-incendiary-2.ogg Forms: more incendiary [comparative], most incendiary [superlative]
enPR: ĭnsĕn'dĭərē [UK], ĭnsĕn´dĭĕ'rē [US] Etymology: From Middle English incendiarie, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”), from incendium (“destructive fire”), from incendō (“I set on fire, kindle”), from in- (“into, in, on, upon”) + candeō (“I am hot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|incendiarie}} Middle English incendiarie, {{der|en|fro|incendiaire}} Old French incendiaire, {{der|en|la|incendiārius||setting alight}} Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} incendiary (comparative more incendiary, superlative most incendiary)
  1. Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire. Translations (capable of causing fire): запа́льны (zapálʹny) (Belarusian), запали́телен (zapalítelen) (Bulgarian), incendiari (Catalan), 放火 (fànghuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), zápalný (Czech), žhářský (Czech), tulenarka (Finnish), incendiaire (French), incendiario (Galician), Brand- (German), entzündlich (German), entflammbar (German), incendiario (Italian), brennbar (Norwegian Bokmål), zapalający (Polish), incendiário (Portuguese), зажига́тельный (zažigátelʹnyj) (Russian), loisgeach (Scottish Gaelic), zapaljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), запа́лювальний (zapáljuvalʹnyj) (Ukrainian), запальни́й (zapalʹnýj) (Ukrainian), آتِش گیر (ātiśgīr) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-adj-047fqsU~ Disambiguation of 'capable of causing fire': 56 20 20 3
  2. (technical) Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-adj-YCDfupvv Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical
  3. (figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Fire Translations (intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion): تَحْرِيضِيّ (taḥrīḍiyy) (Arabic), пострека́телски (postrekátelski) (Bulgarian), incendiari (Catalan), buřičský (Czech), lietsova (Finnish), aufrührerisch (German), aufwieglerisch (German), hetzerisch (German), opprørsk (Norwegian Bokmål), oppviglersk (Norwegian Bokmål), hetsende (Norwegian Bokmål), wichrzycielski (Polish), подстрека́ющий (podstrekájuščij) (Russian), разжига́ющий (razžigájuščij) (Russian), подстрека́тельский (podstrekátelʹskij) (Russian), loisgeach (Scottish Gaelic), podstrekački [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-adj-xKVm9wvD Disambiguation of Fire: 11 20 26 2 17 15 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 14 36 2 11 15 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 9 31 5 10 26 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 12 37 3 12 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 38 2 12 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 12 35 7 10 16 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 8 10 32 7 10 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 11 32 7 10 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 10 32 7 10 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 10 31 6 9 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 10 32 7 10 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 10 33 6 10 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 10 32 7 10 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 10 33 8 11 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 9 35 5 11 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 9 35 5 11 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 16 31 7 11 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 10 32 8 10 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 10 32 8 10 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 9 30 6 9 22 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 9 35 5 11 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 8 10 32 7 10 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 9 30 7 10 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 10 33 7 10 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 9 10 34 7 11 17 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 7 9 35 5 11 20 13 Disambiguation of 'intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion': 2 5 91 2
  4. (figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged. Tags: figuratively Translations (inflammatory, emotionally charged): incendiari (Catalan), 煽動 /煽动 (shāndòng) (Chinese Mandarin), ohnivý (Czech), tulenarka (Finnish), Reiz- (German), brennbar (Norwegian Bokmål), farlig (Norwegian Bokmål), prowokacyjny (Polish), inflamado (Portuguese), acalorado (Portuguese), zapaljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-adj-gpIKXNGg Disambiguation of 'inflammatory, emotionally charged': 1 1 2 96

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/ [UK], /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/ [UK], /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ [US], /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/ [US] Audio: en-us-incendiary.ogg , en-us-incendiary-2.ogg Forms: incendiaries [plural]
enPR: ĭnsĕn'dĭərē [UK], ĭnsĕn´dĭĕ'rē [US] Etymology: From Middle English incendiarie, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”), from incendium (“destructive fire”), from incendō (“I set on fire, kindle”), from in- (“into, in, on, upon”) + candeō (“I am hot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|incendiarie}} Middle English incendiarie, {{der|en|fro|incendiaire}} Old French incendiaire, {{der|en|la|incendiārius||setting alight}} Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} incendiary (plural incendiaries)
  1. Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon. Translations (something capable of causing fire): запали́телен снаря́д (zapalítelen snarjád) [masculine] (Bulgarian), palopommi [weapon, weaponry, military, tools, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, war, government, politics] (Finnish), sytyke [general] (Finnish), Brandbombe [feminine] [military, war, government, politics] (German), incendiarius [masculine] (Latin), brannfakkel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bomba zapalająca [feminine] (Polish), зажига́тельный боеприпа́с (zažigátelʹnyj bojepripás) [masculine] (Russian), lefilükamaboum (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-noun-V1ygqrKi Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 9 31 5 10 26 12 Disambiguation of 'something capable of causing fire': 83 12 6
  2. One who maliciously sets fires. Synonyms: arsonist
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-noun-uIIx9VyN Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 9 31 5 10 26 12
  3. (figurative) One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Synonyms: agitator
    Sense id: en-incendiary-en-noun-mhsEVWKt Disambiguation of People: 0 5 22 0 0 24 48 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 9 31 5 10 26 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-incendiary Translations (instigator): подстрека́тел (podstrekátel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), подстрека́телка (podstrekátelka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), palopuhuja (Finnish), oppvigler [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), opprører [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), brannstifter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), подстрека́тель (podstrekátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), подстрека́тельница (podstrekátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), podstrekač [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'instigator': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "zápalný"
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      "word": "tulenarka"
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      "word": "incendiaire"
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      "word": "incendiario"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "entflammbar"
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      "word": "зажига́тельный"
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      "word": "запа́лювальний"
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      "word": "تَحْرِيضِيّ"
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      "word": "incendiari"
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      "lang": "German",
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      "roman": "zapalítelen snarjád",
      "sense": "something capable of causing fire",
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      "sense": "something capable of causing fire",
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      "roman": "zažigátelʹnyj bojepripás",
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      "sense": "instigator",
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      "roman": "podstrekátelʹnica",
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      "word": "подстрека́тельница"
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