different between nonflammable vs inflammable
nonflammable
English
Alternative forms
- non-flammable
Etymology
From non- +? flammable.
Adjective
nonflammable (not comparable)
- Not combustible.
- Not easily set on fire.
Synonyms
- noninflammable
Translations
Noun
nonflammable (plural nonflammables)
- Any nonflammable substance.
nonflammable From the web:
inflammable
English
Etymology
From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin ?nflamm?bilis, from Latin ?nflamm?re (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n?fl?m-?-b?l, IPA(key): /?n?flæm?b?l/
Adjective
inflammable (comparative more inflammable, superlative most inflammable)
- Capable of burning; easily set on fire.
- Synonyms: combustible, flammable
- Antonyms: fireproof, incombustible, nonflammable, noninflammable, uninflammable
- (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
- Synonyms: hot-headed, quick to anger
- Antonyms: level-headed, unflappable
- Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire.
- Synonyms: fireproof, incombustible, nonflammable, noninflammable, uninflammable
- Antonyms: combustible, flammable
Usage notes
- Inflammable, although originally meant as a synonym of flammable, is nowadays often used as an antonym of flammable, and, as such, may be taken to have the opposite meaning to that intended (depending on whether the writer and/or the reader use inflammable as a synonym, or as an antonym, of flammable). Where such confusion might arise, especially where this may be a safety hazard, one may prefer to use flammable or non-flammable (depending on whether inflammable would have been used as a synonym or as an antonym of flammable) or another synonym.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
inflammable (plural inflammables)
- Any inflammable substance.
Further reading
- inflammable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inflammable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Middle French inflammer +? -able, from Latin ?nflamm?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.fla.mabl/
- Homophone: inflammables
- Hyphenation: in?fla?mmable
Adjective
inflammable (plural inflammables)
- flammable, inflammable
- Antonym: ininflammable
Derived terms
- inflammabilité
Further reading
- “inflammable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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