flammable

Meanings

Plural: flammables

Adjective Satellite

easily ignited

Adj

Capable of burning.
Easily set on fire.
Easily set on fire.
Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.
Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious.

Noun

Any flammable substance.

Origin / 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-.

Synonyms

;, combustible, inflammable, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>

Antonyms

;, fireproof, incombustible, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>, non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable

Scrabble Score: 18

flammable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flammable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flammable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

flammable is a valid Words With Friends word