different between fiery vs excitable

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (“fire”). Equivalent to fire +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa???i/
• Rhymes: -a??ri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

1. Of or relating to fire.
2. Burning or glowing.
3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
4. Having the colour of fire.
5. Hot or inflamed.
6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.

7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

• fiery cross

Translations

Anagrams

• firey, reify

English

Etymology

From excite +? -able.

Adjective

excitable (comparative more excitable, superlative most excitable)

1. Easily excited

2. (physics) Able to be promoted to an excited state

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin excitab?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.si.tabl/

Adjective

excitable (plural excitables)

1. excitable

Further reading

• “excitable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin exc?t?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /e?s?i?table/, [e??s.?i?t?a.??le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /e?si?table/, [e??.si?t?a.??le]

Adjective

excitable (plural excitables)

1. excitable

Related terms

• excitar
• excitabilidad

Further reading

• “excitable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.